Prestnes Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Prestnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038

Prestnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prestnes occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Prestnes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prestnes is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Prestnes live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 95 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Prestnes Last Name Statistics demography

Prestnes earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning 378,910 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prestney88196/
Prestner885/
Preistner821/
Pretner80101/
Prestni801/
Pretnis801/
Pretney800/
Prettner75553/
Preitner7557/
Pristner7549/
Pretnice752/
Prechtner7153/
Preithner7115/
Pritne711/
Pritner6754/
Phretna6736/
Prestihnni671/
Pritney671/
Prettna670/
Praitner6321/
Prittner631/
Pritna573/
Pritny571/
Prystennyi563/
Pristennyy563/
Pritnit5347/
Prihtna5324/
Pristennaya536/
Praitna533/
Phritni531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prestnes
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