Preux Surname

243,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Preux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2961:51,2526,729
Belgium2261:50,8708,310
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Preux (803) may also be a first name.

Preux Last Name Facts

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

Preux is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Preux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preux? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,671st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Preux reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Preux is also the 288,684th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 803 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,296 people, or 1 in 51,252. In France Preux is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 52 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent reside. Outside of France Preux exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Preux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preux surname grew 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preux are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Preux earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.12% less than the national average, earning $27,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preu89833/
Prex89120/
Phreu803/
Priex801/
Preyui731/
Prax671,643/
Prie67847/
Prox67727/
Proe67194/
Prye6785/
Prae6733/
Prée6716/
Prui6710/
Prej677/
Preá674/
Prge671/
Prje671/

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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
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  • 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 Preux
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