Preshaw Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Preshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1021:18,0892,301
United States831:4,366,975231,516
England741:752,94741,527
Australia421:642,75544,739
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Preshaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Preshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Preshaw is most common in Northern Ireland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Preshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Preshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 816,514th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Preshaw reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 18,089. In Northern Ireland it is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Not including Northern Ireland Preshaw exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Preshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preshaw surname increased 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Preshaw are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Preshaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.21% more than the national average, earning $53,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presaw920/
Prashaw86252/
Preshow860/
Proshaw860/
Pressaw860/
Preshova804/
Pritshaw800/
Presow7721/
Prosaw773/
Preszow7123/
Presova7115/
Prishav715/
Preesab713/
Preischaft711/
Pressow710/
Prieshof6737/
Preitschaft6732/
Preisova6710/
Preshoff6710/
Pressova679/
Perxshow673/
Preshobh672/
Prishova671/
Pritchaw670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preshaw
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