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

Pretson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Pretson are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pretson is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Pretson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 40 percent are found, Michigan, where 20 percent are found and Mississippi, where 20 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 17 percent are found.

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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