Prete Surname

49,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Prete Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) Dweller on, or near, a meadow; one who employed wiles or stratagems in fighting; a cunning, astute person.

Prete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,1501:9,9441,496
United States1,7391:208,43020,399
Brazil6441:332,41412,792
France4091:162,40325,292
Canada3721:99,04710,758
Philippines3281:308,65343,406
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Australia361:749,88148,970
Scotland341:157,4659,168
England201:2,785,90397,972
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Prête (4), Preté (3), Prète (1), Prêté (3) & Prété (1) are calculated separately.

Prete (339) may also be a first name.

Prete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) Dweller on, or near, a meadow; one who employed wiles or stratagems in fighting; a cunning, astute person.

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

Prete Last Name Facts

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

Prete is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Prête, Preté, Prète, Prêté or Prété. For other potential spellings of Prete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prete is the 49,927th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 707,941 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Prete live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Italic Europe. Prete is also the 474,488th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 339 people.

The last name Prete is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 6,150 people, or 1 in 9,944. In Italy it is mostly found in: Apulia, where 42 percent live, Veneto, where 11 percent live and Piedmont, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Italy Prete is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Prete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prete has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 173,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prete Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prete surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prete earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning €29,976 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $55,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prête934/
Preté933/
Prète931/
Preite913,045/
Prette911,432/
Preste911,388/
Pretet91777/
Preter91567/
Priete91339/
Pretes91170/
Praete9159/
Preate9152/
Preute9145/
Preete9141/
Pretei9120/
Proete9118/
Prethe917/
Pretez913/
Pretie912/
Pretee911/
Preyte910/
Pret89485/
Prêté873/
Prété871/
Prestes8340,482/
Prester83690/
Preater83223/
Prested83185/
Prettie83171/
Pretter8394/
Prether8372/
Preiter8360/
Proette8322/
Prettes8317/
Preetee839/
Prezter834/
Priette833/
Preites833/
Prestez833/
Prestte832/
Prethes832/
Prestey831/
Peerete831/
Preeter831/
Preitte831/
Preteet831/
Preyter831/
Praette831/
Pairete831/
Presthe831/
Preates831/
Prestet831/
Pretett831/
Preethe831/
Preteep831/
Prethep831/
Prestee831/
Presste830/
Proethe830/
Prechte830/
Prettet830/
Preet807,700/
Preti806,319/
Prest806,169/
Prety801,318/
Priet80745/
Preta80549/
Prite80511/
Prate80423/
Prett80319/
Preat80316/
Perte80248/
Pirte80207/
Preut80194/
Prets80168/
Prote80151/
Preit8055/
Pyret8031/
Preth8012/
Preed807/
Preyt806/
Predt805/
Preht801/
Preįt801/
Pryte801/
Poirette77615/
Preister77510/
Prechter77347/
Preszter77160/
Preaster7784/
Peyrette7730/
Preather7719/
Preetesh776/
Preethee775/
Pretheep772/
Prestess772/
Prestedt771/
Presthee771/
Presther771/
Preattie771/
Priettie771/
Pairette771/
Presstes771/
Payrette771/
Preteith771/
Preethep771/
Presteis771/
Pfrestes771/
Preistes770/
Peirette770/
Preester770/
Presster770/
Preitteu770/
Preyster770/
Pfrester770/
Pretty738,567/
Presti737,315/
Pretti734,252/
Poiret734,122/
Precht733,234/
Preety733,132/
Pratte733,067/
Peyret731,844/
Pertez731,762/
Preity731,288/
Pertea73804/
Preuth73696/
Preiti73575/
Preest73538/
Preast73527/
Pirtea73518/
Protte73506/
Pertes73471/
Priety73365/
Payret73350/
Prieth73345/
Pairet73321/
Pertee73236/
Preidt73234/
Pertet73219/
Peiret73210/
Prethi73181/
Pretta73174/
Preist73155/
Preeth73149/
Pretis73126/
Protea73111/
Prieta7389/
Prestt7379/
Prestø7370/
Proite7367/
Prites7356/
Preata7353/
Perter7352/
Proeti7352/
Pyrett7347/
Pritee7340/
Protee7336/
Pyrtej7335/
Pretio7332/
Priste7330/
Preeta7323/
Pröter7322/
Pretys7317/
Phreed7314/
Praite7314/
Pretts7313/
Pearte7312/
Protei7312/
Prehti7312/
Priter7311/
Phrate7310/
Priett739/
Pryter739/
Pretiz738/
Preutt738/
Prehst738/
Prethy737/
Protey736/
Pretha736/
Pertey736/
Pierte735/
Phirte735/
Pirter735/
Preatt734/
Pratee734/
Preita734/
Pirtte733/
Pritey733/
Pruite733/
Pritte733/
Pirtes733/
Prests733/
Pyrtei733/
Preadt732/
Preitt732/
Pretch732/
Prrett732/
Pretit732/
Perteu732/
Pretay732/
Prétet732/
Prêtet732/
Preedh732/
Preets731/
Peerte731/
Pyrtte731/
Preeds731/
Pretoa731/
Pretsh731/
Prhate731/
Pratei731/
Pratey731/
Pritei731/
Pritej731/
Pritet731/
Praety731/
Prreed731/
Phreat731/
Phreet731/
Bprate731/
Vpreti731/
Pertte731/
Preith731/
Proety731/
Piorte731/
Pratea731/
Vprety731/
Pretoy731/
Pretyy731/
Preits731/
Proteu731/
Prheed731/
Pertei731/
Priedt731/
Prreti731/
Peirte730/
Preytt730/
Pearet730/
Preats730/
Preath730/
Poirrette714/
Pairrette711/
Prit673,020/
Pert672,673/
Preethi671,654/
Pryt67937/
Preetha67572/
Perteet67503/
Pfirter67497/
Pirt67383/
Pruitte67374/
Pred67288/
Prister67211/
Proetti67183/
Pärt67156/
Preethy67133/
Pristed67116/
Pirthee6793/
Pritesh6791/
Peareth6780/
Pairett6776/
Prestti6776/
Prestøy6768/
Prestis6768/
Prottey6766/
Preč6762/
Prestay6760/
Prattey6748/
Prettis6741/
Pristes6737/
Prestoy6729/
Proitte6729/
Poirret6727/
Prietti6726/
Prayter6725/
Peřt6718/
Pretova6716/
Prathee6711/
Pritter6711/
Payrett6710/
Pryster6710/
Poireth6710/
Presthi679/
Prestys677/
Pertesz677/
Prêt677/
Priotte676/
Prestai676/
Pretiss675/
Prithee675/
Prothee675/
Preytis674/
Prestiy674/
Peartes673/
Prestij673/
Phreatt673/
Prietta673/
Praiter672/
Prishte672/
Prechti672/
Preetii672/
Prestch672/
Pretish672/
Pretitt672/
Pertter672/
Prestii672/
Pretthi672/
Peartee672/
Preatty671/
Poyrter671/
Preetty671/
Preitts671/
Pressts671/
Presthy671/
Prestsh671/
Praetti671/
Praitee671/
Praitte671/
Prrethy671/
Perteas671/
Perteit671/
Piertee671/
Piortte671/
Phreets671/
Prét671/
Prittes671/
Pairety671/
Pierrte671/
Peireti671/
Peirret671/
Peirter671/
Perteez671/
Pyrt671/
Preć671/
Priethy671/
Prietty671/
Priotee671/
Pretois671/
Pretycz671/
Preetih671/
Preitti671/
Proitea671/
Prät671/
Ppretta671/
Prietoi671/
Preesht671/
Prateeh671/
Preityz671/
Preitty670/
Pirtter670/
Pertech670/
Phirter670/
Poyrett670/
Prietha670/
Perteat670/
Prettch670/
Pearter670/
Priteet670/
Preathy670/

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