Prester Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Prester Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Priest [Anglo-French Old French prestre (French prêtre); Latin presbyter, Greek πρεσβύτερ-ος, an elder of the church] Thomas le Prestre.—Hundred Rolls I will ... bring you the length of Prester John’s foot.—Much Ado, &c.

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Prester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
Italy761:804,69363,729
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Prester (281) may also be a first name.

Prester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Priest [Anglo-French Old French prestre (French prêtre); Latin presbyter, Greek πρεσβύτερ-ος, an elder of the church] Thomas le Prestre.—Hundred Rolls I will ... bring you the length of Prester John’s foot.—Much Ado, &c., 11. i. 278.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Prester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prester (Russian: Престер) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prester? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 482,629th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The last name Prester is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Prester live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Prester is also the 528,876th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 281 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 16 percent reside, New Jersey, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Prester is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Prester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prester surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prester last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prester earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $41,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priester937,427/
Preister93510/
Preszter93160/
Preaster9384/
Prestier9344/
Preuster9339/
Proester932/
Presther931/
Preester930/
Presster930/
Preyster930/
Pfrester930/
Preste921,388/
Preter92567/
Prestes8640,482/
Preuter86388/
Praster86298/
Preater86223/
Prister86211/
Prested86185/
Pretter8694/
Prestie8685/
Prether8672/
Preiter8660/
Preteur8654/
Proster8626/
Pryster8610/
Prieter867/
Prezter864/
Prieste864/
Prestez863/
Prestte862/
Prestey861/
Prestre861/
Preeter861/
Preyter861/
Presthe861/
Prestet861/
Prestee861/
Presste860/
Pretere860/
Prete8310,294/
Preterre80348/
Prechter80347/
Preather8019/
Priszter808/
Prestess802/
Prettier802/
Priestey801/
Prestedt801/
Presthee801/
Pritster801/
Presstes801/
Presteis801/
Pfrestes801/
Preistes800/
Prostier800/
Priestie800/
Prisster800/
Prietter800/
Prasther800/
Preuther800/
Preisterova781/
Presti777,315/
Presta775,897/
Preite773,045/
Prette771,432/
Pretre771,046/
Pretet77777/
Priete77339/
Pretes77170/
Preate7752/
Presty7745/
Preute7745/
Preete7741/
Priste7730/
Pretei7720/
Priter7711/
Pryter779/
Prethe777/
Prestá776/
Pretez773/
Pretie772/
Pretee771/
Preyte770/
Pretir770/
Priesttey750/
Prioste71501/
Prettie71171/
Pristed71116/
Prestti7176/
Prestøy7168/
Prestis7168/
Prestay7160/
Prestio7144/
Prettre7142/
Pristes7137/
Prestoy7129/
Prayter7125/
Pristie7124/
Prystie7122/
Prettes7117/
Priesty7114/
Priesta7111/
Pritter7111/
Preetee719/
Presthi719/
Prestys717/
Prestha717/
Prestai716/
Prestiy714/
Prestij713/
Priette713/
Preites713/
Praiter712/
Prishte712/
Prestii712/
Preitte711/
Presthy711/
Preteet711/
Preates711/
Prestta711/
Prestìa711/
Pretett711/
Prêteur711/
Preethe711/
Preteep711/
Prethep711/
Prechte710/
Prither710/
Preatir710/
Pryther710/
Prettet710/
Preti676,319/
Prety671,318/
Preta67549/
Prite67511/
Praither6762/
Prayther6738/
Prächter6722/
Preetesh676/
Priestty675/
Preethee675/
Prête674/
Preté673/
Prestaya672/
Pretheep672/
Préterre672/
Preattie671/
Priettie671/
Pritherd671/
Praisted671/
Pruitter671/
Prestich671/
Preteith671/
Prète671/
Pryte671/
Preethep671/
Prichter670/
Prestois670/
Preistis670/
Preitteu670/
Phritter670/

Prester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prester in the Russian language
Престерprester-

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