Prestige Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Prestige Surname Definition:

For Prestwich, q.v.

Prestige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Australia701:385,65331,598
England471:1,185,49155,443
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Prestige (4,780) may also be a first name.

Prestige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Prestwich, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Prestwich, a parish in Lancashire. See Marriage.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Prestwich; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prestige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prestige (Arabic: برستيج) has its highest incidence in Chad. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Prestige click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestige? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prestige is the 301,076th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname Prestige is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Prestige are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Prestige is also the 98,905th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 4,780 people.

The surname is most numerous in Chad, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Without taking into account Chad it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.

Prestige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prestige has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestige last name increased 184 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestige Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Prestige are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Prestige earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.56% less than the national average, earning $35,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $44,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prestige Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prestige in the Arabic language
برستيجbrstyj-

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