Preta Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Preta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Italy1211:505,42750,992
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
France41:16,605,680368,153
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Prêta (2) are calculated separately.

Preta (412) may also be a first name.

Preta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preta (Hindi: प्रेता, Russian: Прета) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Prêta. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 573,706th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Preta live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent live in Luso-South America. Preta is also the 423,803rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 412 people.

The last name Preta is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 1,346,379. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 29 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 18 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 8 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Preta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preta has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Preta last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preta last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Preta earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $54,190 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prêta932/
Presta915,897/
Pretat91393/
Pretta91174/
Prieta9189/
Preata9153/
Preeta9123/
Pretap9118/
Pretha916/
Preita914/
Pretas913/
Proeta912/
Pretay912/
Pretoa911/
Pretau911/
Pretah911/
Prestat83583/
Preetha83572/
Preteau83210/
Prestay8360/
Proetta8344/
Prestas8339/
Preitas8320/
Prestad8310/
Prestha837/
Prestai836/
Prietta833/
Prestta831/
Prestìa831/
Ppretta831/
Prietha830/
Prata8046,172/
Prete8010,294/
Preto8010,124/
Preti806,319/
Prota803,092/
Perta802,217/
Prety801,318/
Prita80492/
Pirta80147/
Pyrta8069/
Preté803/
Pryta802/
Prestash77110/
Prestaut7765/
Prestaux7740/
Prestach775/
Praheeta774/
Presteau773/
Preethaa771/
Preistat771/
Prestast771/
Preitach771/
Prestass770/
Prieto73322,335/
Pretty738,567/
Pretto738,373/
Presti737,315/
Presto735,233/
Pretti734,252/
Preety733,132/
Preite733,045/
Pritha732,752/
Prette731,432/
Preste731,388/
Preity731,288/
Pertea73804/
Pretet73777/
Pretot73773/
Prista73576/
Preiti73575/
Preter73567/
Pirtea73518/
Priota73451/
Pratta73375/
Priety73365/
Priete73339/
Pratha73286/
Pertay73282/
Prethi73181/
Pretes73170/
Preito73155/
Protta73128/
Pretis73126/
Protea73111/
Protha7395/
Pertap7393/
Prétat7388/
Pertas7379/
Pretos7376/
Pertat7370/
Preate7352/
Protah7350/
Preute7345/
Preete7341/
Pretou7336/
Pretio7332/
Pirtas7322/
Pritas7320/
Pretei7320/
Pritta7319/
Preeto7318/
Pretys7317/
Pertta7315/
Pierta7315/
Proeto7312/
Prehti7312/
Pretôt7311/
Pritap739/
Pretiz738/
Pritat738/
Prethy737/
Prataa737/
Praata737/
Pertai737/
Prethe737/
Pritai736/
Pratai736/
Prestá736/
Pytrta735/
Puirta735/
Pirtaj734/
Pirtap733/
Protay733/
Pratay733/
Pretez733/
Praita733/
Protau732/
Pretoo732/
Pretit732/
Proita732/
Pirtta732/
Pratah732/
Pretie732/
Prétet732/
Prêtet732/
Pritay732/
Pyrtha731/
Prgita731/
Prayta731/
Pritet731/
Prrita731/
Vpreti731/
Pertah731/
Pratea731/
Vprety731/
Pirtaş731/
Prietô731/
Pretee731/
Pretoy731/
Pretyy731/
Prrata731/
Prytas731/
Preyto731/
Prreti731/
Preyte730/
Phretthai711/
Prestes6740,482/
Preethi671,654/
Prystai671,183/
Prottay67901/
Prester67690/
Prietto67547/
Prattay67541/
Pristas67363/
Proetto67332/
Pertays67248/
Preater67223/
Prested67185/
Prestot67184/
Prettie67171/
Preethy67133/
Prystay67106/
Pretter6794/
Pristay6787/
Prahata6782/
Prestti6776/
Prether6772/
Prystaj6770/
Prestøy6768/
Prestis6768/
Preiter6760/
Pristač6760/
Preatto6758/
Prychta6756/
Prishta6755/
Pertash6750/
Prichta6741/
Prettis6741/
Prestoy6729/
Pristat6729/
Peireto6728/
Prietti6726/
Perteau6719/
Prathai6718/
Prettes6717/
Prystas6716/
Prestoz6716/
Pristau6714/
Pairtha6712/
Preetee679/
Presthi679/
Prestys677/
Preitos677/
Prestou676/
Pretiss675/
Prithai675/
Pertaut675/
Preytis674/
Prestiy674/
Prezter674/
Preztos674/
Pressto674/
Prestij673/
Priette673/
Prestto673/
Preites673/
Prestez673/
Prietoo673/
Prechti672/
Preetii672/
Pretish672/
Pretitt672/
Prratha672/
Prrieto672/
Pryztas672/
Poirtas672/
Prestii672/
Pretthi672/
Prittas672/
Prestte672/
Prethes672/
Prystaz672/
Priotta672/
Pristaj672/
Peyreto672/
Pertaiz672/
Phertas672/
Prestey671/
Preatty671/
Perrtta671/
Preeter671/
Preetty671/
Preitte671/
Presthy671/
Prestop671/
Prestos671/
Preteet671/
Preyter671/
Prechto671/
Prittad671/
Prrethy671/
Prytash671/
Perteas671/
Perteit671/
Perttoa671/
Pirrtas671/
Hprieto671/
Presthe671/
Preates671/
Peiretó671/
Pertaud671/
Priethy671/
Prietty671/
Pritash671/
Prestet671/
Pretett671/
Prethou671/
Pretois671/
Pretous671/
Prettou671/
Pretycz671/
Preetih671/
Preitti671/
Proitea671/
Prothai671/
Pprieto671/
Prietoi671/
Preethe671/
Prathah671/
Prathay671/
Preteep671/
Prethep671/
Prestee671/
Preztto671/
Preityz671/
Preitty670/
Presste670/
Perthay670/
Prechte670/
Pritach670/
Praitha670/
Perteat670/
Prettet670/
Pertais670/
Pertatt670/
Priteet670/
Preathy670/

Preta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preta in the Hindi language
प्रेताpreta-
Preta in the Russian language
Претаpreta-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preta
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