Prestes Surname

13,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Prestes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil38,4811:5,563409
Argentina1,1191:38,1983,200
Uruguay5531:6,206688
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Spain471:994,72437,216
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Prestes (52) may also be a first name.

Prestes Last Name Facts

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

Prestes (Russian: Престес) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,783rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 180,019 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prestes are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 52 people.

The last name Prestes is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 38,481 people, or 1 in 5,563. In Brazil Prestes is mostly found in: Paraná, where 26 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 26 percent live and São Paulo, where 20 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent live and Uruguay, where 1 percent live.

Prestes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prestes surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

The amount Prestes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning R 151,116 per year and in United States they earn 61.99% more than the national average, earning $69,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priestes9322/
Prestess932/
Presstes931/
Presteis931/
Pfrestes931/
Preistes930/
Preste921,388/
Pretes92170/
Prester86690/
Prested86185/
Prestie8685/
Prestis8668/
Pristes8637/
Prettes8617/
Prastes868/
Prestys867/
Prieste864/
Preites863/
Prestez863/
Prestte862/
Prethes862/
Prestey861/
Prostes861/
Pretese861/
Presthe861/
Preates861/
Prestet861/
Prestee861/
Prestex861/
Presste860/
Prete8310,294/
Preister80510/
Preszter80160/
Preaster8084/
Preetesh806/
Priestey801/
Prestice801/
Prestedt801/
Presthee801/
Presther801/
Preuteas801/
Priostes801/
Prestois800/
Priestie800/
Preester800/
Presster800/
Preistis800/
Preyster800/
Pfrester800/
Presti777,315/
Presta775,897/
Preite773,045/
Prette771,432/
Pretet77777/
Preter77567/
Priete77339/
Prites7756/
Preate7752/
Presty7745/
Preute7745/
Preete7741/
Priste7730/
Pretei7720/
Prethe777/
Prestá776/
Pretez773/
Pretie772/
Pretee771/
Preyte770/
Priesttey750/
Prioste71501/
Preater71223/
Prister71211/
Prettie71171/
Pristed71116/
Pretter7194/
Pritesh7191/
Prestti7176/
Prether7172/
Prestøy7168/
Prestay7160/
Preiter7160/
Prestio7144/
Pretice7133/
Prestoy7129/
Pristie7124/
Prystie7122/
Priesty7114/
Priesta7111/
Pryster7110/
Preetee719/
Presthi719/
Prestha717/
Prestai716/
Pretiss715/
Prestiy714/
Prezter714/
Prestij713/
Priette713/
Pristis713/
Prishte712/
Prestii712/
Preeter711/
Preitte711/
Presthy711/
Preteet711/
Preyter711/
Prittes711/
Prestta711/
Prestìa711/
Pretett711/
Preethe711/
Preteep711/
Prethep711/
Prechte710/
Prystis710/
Prettet710/
Preti676,319/
Prety671,318/
Preta67549/
Prite67511/
Prechter67347/
Preather6719/
Priszter678/
Priestty675/
Preethee675/
Prête674/
Preté673/
Prestaya672/
Pretheep672/
Prystysh672/
Preattie671/
Priettie671/
Pristysh671/
Pritster671/
Praisted671/
Prostysh671/
Pretishe671/
Prestich671/
Preteith671/
Prète671/
Pryte671/
Preethep671/
Prisster670/
Preatice670/
Preitteu670/

Prestes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prestes in the Russian language
Престесprestes-

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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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  • 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 Prestes
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