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Where Does The Last Name Prey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Prey (Hindi: प्रेय) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prey.

How Common Is The Last Name Prey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Prey is the 194,901^st most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,381,692 people. The surname Prey occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Prey live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 488,964^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 322 people.

The surname Prey is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 87,316. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 35 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Prey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Prey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prey last name are 23.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,830 USD per year.