Pretre Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pretre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8731:76,08610,692
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Prêtre (330) & Prètre (1) are calculated separately.

Pretre (300) may also be a first name.

Pretre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pretre has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur in the variant forms: Prêtre or Prètre. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pretre.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretre? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pretre is the 349,113th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,967,061 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pretre live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Pretre is also the 508,767th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 300 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 873 people, or 1 in 76,086. In France it is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 15 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Pretre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pretre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pretre last name increased 2,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pretre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pretre surname are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered with the party.

Pretre earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prêtre94330/
Prètre941/
Prettre9242/
Prestre921/
Pretrie921/
Pretree920/
Pretere920/
Prere91324/
Preterre86348/
Prestres862/
Preter83567/
Priere83186/
Preyre83103/
Preire83103/
Preres8327/
Prerez8324/
Preure8314/
Prerre837/
Preere836/
Preare836/
Prerea835/
Pretri833/
Pratre832/
Pretry832/
Prerep831/
Prerie831/
Pertre831/
Prerey831/
Prereh831/
Protre830/
Pretir830/
Prestress801/
Prester77690/
Preuter77388/
Preater77223/
Pretter7794/
Prether7772/
Preiter7760/
Preteur7754/
Pertree7728/
Pertrie778/
Prierre778/
Prieter777/
Protree775/
Prietri774/
Prezter774/
Prathre772/
Peartre772/
Preeter771/
Preyter771/
Pertrea771/
Pretris771/
Presres771/
Preires771/
Prytire771/
Prerett770/
Preatir770/
Prearie770/
Prera73854/
Preri7311/
Prire734/
Pryre734/
Preister71510/
Peartree71408/
Prechter71347/
Phraetri71197/
Preszter71160/
Preaster7184/
Preather7119/
Prettier712/
Préterre712/
Pyrettjr711/
Presther711/
Pairtree711/
Pfertrer710/
Pairtrie710/
Pairtrei710/
Prietter710/
Preester710/
Presster710/
Preuther710/
Preyster710/
Pfrester710/
Preira676,750/
Priore673,214/
Praire67220/
Prieri67204/
Prirez67128/
Pratri6793/
Preyra6770/
Prerit6761/
Perter6752/
Pertry6749/
Phraetroi6748/
Prayre6721/
Preethraj6719/
Priera6718/
Prerra6717/
Priter6711/
Prerys6710/
Pryter679/
Preari678/
Pryrez678/
Prerry676/
Prestrich676/
Pertri675/
Pirter675/
Prérez672/
Preraj672/
Preara672/
Preris671/
Preary671/
Proire671/
Prires671/
Prerri671/
Pertra671/
Prirer671/
Protri671/
Prythrech671/
Prrera671/
Preetrajh671/
Preera671/
Pryore670/
Prerio670/
Priree670/

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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 Pretre
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