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

Prey (Hindi: प्रेय) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Prey is the 194,901^st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,381,692 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Prey reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 488,964^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 322 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 87,316. In Germany Prey is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 35 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Prey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Prey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prey surname expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Prey surname is predominantly 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 national average, with 70.06% being registered to vote for the 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.