Prew Surname
Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname
Prew Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Gallant, Valiant [Middle English prew, prue, Old French prou, preu (French preux), prod, gallant; apparently from *prud-us, a syncopated form of Latin prouid-us, foreseeing] William le Prue.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
Prew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 742 | 1:75,092 | 8,522 |
| United States | 723 | 1:501,326 | 42,168 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
Prew (39) may also be a first name.
Prew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Gallant, Valiant [Middle English prew, prue, Old French prou, preu (French preux), prod, gallant; apparently from *prud-us, a syncopated form of Latin prouid-us, foreseeing] William le Prue.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
French preux. Brave, courageous. "Un preux chevalier"-a valiant knight.
Prew Demographics
Average Male Prew Height
175.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Prew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prew is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prew? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prew is the 232,966th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,207,590 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Prew reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 39 people.
The last name Prew is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 742 people, or 1 in 75,092. In England it is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Other than England Prew occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Prew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Prew has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prew surname rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 392 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Prew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Prew last name are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Prew earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.81% more than the national average, earning R 325,116 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $57,197 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priew | 89 | 22 | / |
| Prewe | 89 | 16 | / |
| Preaw | 89 | 8 | / |
| Praew | 89 | 6 | / |
| Prews | 89 | 1 | / |
| Prehw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pairew | 80 | 10 | / |
| Prewtt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Preiwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phreew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preejw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prewss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preshw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phyrew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prev | 75 | 279 | / |
| Pref | 75 | 24 | / |
| Perw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pirw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Preb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Priw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Prjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pjrw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Preechw | 73 | 17 | / |
| Preewsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pyrev | 67 | 2,804 | / |
| Priev | 67 | 206 | / |
| Proev | 67 | 79 | / |
| Preva | 67 | 75 | / |
| Preib | 67 | 29 | / |
| Prief | 67 | 27 | / |
| Praiw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Preev | 67 | 14 | / |
| Perfe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pirwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Praev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Perwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Preab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prefe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Preff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pyrfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Priwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Priws | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prevz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pyref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjrrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phjrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preuf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Preiv | 67 | 0 | / |
| Preft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Preeb | 67 | 0 | / |
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