Pretswell Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pretswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England41:6,093,842135,151

Pretswell Last Name Facts

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

Pretswell is found most frequently in Scotland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pretswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretswell? popularity and diffusion

Pretswell is the 1,267,784th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pretswell live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 46,154. In Scotland it is most numerous in: South Lanarkshire, where 25 percent reside, Scottish Borders, where 18 percent reside and North Lanarkshire, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Scotland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Pretswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pretswell has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Pretswell surname increased 773 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pretswell Last Name Statistics demography

Pretswell earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning $43,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preswell946/
Presswell89292/
Pretswele890/
Presswelll841/
Priswell820/
Preswelt820/
Presuel75445/
Praisewell741/
Prisbell718/
Prezuel633/
Presbyl631/
Praisewill631/
Prozuel502/

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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 Pretswell
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