Pretson Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Pretson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pretson (13) may also be a first name.

Pretson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pretson is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Pretson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Pretson reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Pretson is primarily found in: California, where 40 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and Mississippi, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Pretson occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live.

Pretson Last Name Statistics demography

Pretson earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,975 USD per year.

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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 Pretson
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