Preya Surname
Approximately 2,362 people bear this surname
Preya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Cambodia | 47 | 1:329,514 | 3,626 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Preya (2,586) may also be a first name.
Preya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Preya (Hindi: प्रेया, Marathi: िपरेया, Tibetan: པི་ཡ་) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Preya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 180,438th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,085,328 people. The surname Preya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Preya are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 144,650th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 2,586 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 2,253 people, or 1 in 70,731. Apart from Bangladesh Preya occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Cambodia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Preya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Preya in the Marathi language | ||
| िपरेया | ipareya | - |
| Preya in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रेया | preya | 86.96 |
| प्रेय | preya | 6.52 |
| प्रिया | priya | 6.52 |
| Preya in the Tibetan language | ||
| པི་ཡ་ | piya | 66.67 |
| པི་རི་ཡ་ | piriya | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Preya
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