Prete Surname
Approximately 10,294 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6,150 | 1:9,944 | 1,496 |
| United States | 1,739 | 1:208,430 | 20,399 |
| Brazil | 644 | 1:332,414 | 12,792 |
| France | 409 | 1:162,403 | 25,292 |
| Canada | 372 | 1:99,047 | 10,758 |
| Philippines | 328 | 1:308,653 | 43,406 |
| Argentina | 216 | 1:197,886 | 16,431 |
| Belgium | 137 | 1:83,917 | 13,161 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Prete Demographics
Average Male Prete Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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