Preslie Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Preslie Surname Definition:

(both in Aberdeen), Presly. Harrison says these are English forms of the name Priestley, a surname of English local origin.

Preslie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128

Preslie (220) may also be a first name.

Preslie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(both in Aberdeen), Presly. Harrison says these are English forms of the name Priestley, a surname of English local origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Preslie Last Name Facts

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

Preslie is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preslie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Preslie is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Preslie reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Preslie is also the 608,246th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 220 people.

The surname Preslie is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada Preslie is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Preslie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preslie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Preslie surname fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preslie Last Name Statistics demography

Preslie earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presslie9369/
Preslier9354/
Presle921,006/
Presli9261/
Presley8626,679/
Presler861,448/
Presles86303/
Preslia8621/
Preslei863/
Preslye863/
Preslis862/
Preslee861/
Presled861/
Presliy861/
Preslli861/
Prelier861/
Presleu861/
Preslai861/
Pressley8016,446/
Pressler804,421/
Preisler803,671/
Presilli8089/
Preysler8073/
Preschle8049/
Presloid8045/
Presslee8043/
Priesley8020/
Preissle8018/
Prejsler8014/
Preslipp803/
Preslley802/
Preisley801/
Presleey801/
Preslitt801/
Presller801/
Presslea801/
Pressleu801/
Presslye801/
Presszle801/
Preusley801/
Preislei801/
Presleux801/
Preslyer801/
Preeslei801/
Presllei801/
Preslyee801/
Preasley800/
Preshley800/
Preesley800/
Pretsler800/
Presly77312/
Prisle7714/
Prisli7713/
Presla775/
Prasle772/
Prezle771/
Prelji771/
Prosle771/
Prasli771/
Preissler752,071/
Preiszler75102/
Preschler7532/
Presslich7522/
Preyssler7511/
Priessley753/
Pressleey752/
Preihsler752/
Presslley751/
Prieslley751/
Preslleis751/
Preisller751/
Preussley751/
Phreesley751/
Preessler751/
Proeschle751/
Pretssler751/
Pressly711,110/
Preßler711,010/
Prisley71128/
Prislei7142/
Prisloe7126/
Preljić7117/
Prezler7117/
Prösler7117/
Preszly7114/
Prishli7112/
Prisler719/
Prislia717/
Prezley713/
Prissle712/
Preslay712/
Praslee711/
Proshli711/
Perslye711/
Pressleyii711/
Preslly711/
Prezlei711/
Praisle711/
Prilier711/
Priolie711/
Prejler711/
Präsler711/
D'Pressley711/
Prezlia711/
Preisly711/
Prosley710/
Preesly710/
Priesly710/
Prisliy710/
Prossle710/
Prysley710/
Prezhle710/
Preasly710/
Praisler67240/
Preizler6796/
Precelle6772/
Prechler6757/
Prajsler6729/
Prössler6721/
Proselli6718/
Prässler6710/
Pryshlyi678/
Pregelli677/
Prešljić675/
Praisley674/
Preislla673/
Prassley671/
Prejzler671/
Presslay671/
Prissley671/
Prossley671/
Pricelle671/
Priselli671/
Preshlay671/
Prozelle671/
Précelle671/
Prazelli671/
Prizsler670/
Priessly670/
Prieslly670/

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