Prettyjohns Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Prettyjohns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prettyjohns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Wales281:110,5198,545
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Prettyjohns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prettyjohns is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prettyjohns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prettyjohns is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Prettyjohns live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Prettyjohns is most common in: Devon, where 62 percent live, Somerset, where 16 percent live and Kent, where 13 percent live. Beside England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Prettyjohns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prettyjohns has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Prettyjohns surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prettejohns916/
Prattyjohns910/
Prieyns671/
Pardeejones641/
Pirittijanci521/

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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
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  • 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 Prettyjohns
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