Preyar Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Preyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,3021:58,9736,363
United States301:12,081,964463,456
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Preyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preyar (Marathi: ेयर, Oriya: େପୟାର) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Preyar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preyar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,894th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Preyar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 1,302 people, or 1 in 58,973. In Iran Preyar is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Preyar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preyar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preyar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preyar are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Preyar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prear91100/
Preyer831,540/
Preyre83103/
Preyor8398/
Prehar8334/
Priyar8333/
Preard8327/
Proyar8324/
Prayar8315/
Preare836/
Prearp831/
Proyart77553/
Prhiyar77186/
Prehart7727/
Proyard773/
Phrejar773/
Prriyar772/
Prayarh771/
Phriyar771/
Prayard771/
Prayare771/
Prier732,337/
Pryer732,294/
Preer73270/
Pruer738/
Prair734/
Preir734/
Proer734/
Proyr732/
Preur732/
Praur732/
Praer731/
Prayer671,068/
Präger67949/
Proyer67280/
Preuer67274/
Preier67213/
Prawer67189/
Práger67162/
Prajer67160/
Prayor67157/
Preire67103/
Projer6793/
Prower6787/
Prauer6750/
Proier6731/
Préger6725/
Prejer6718/
Preure6714/
Prajar6713/
Proyor678/
Priyer674/
Prouer673/
Prujer673/
Projar672/
Pryior672/
Prayir671/
Pruyer671/
Prrier671/
Praier671/
Preisr671/
Préard671/
Praior671/
Pruyor670/
Preior670/
Pruier670/
Priyor670/
Pryier670/
Pfraur670/

Preyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preyar in the Oriya language
େପୟାରepayara-
Preyar in the Marathi language
ेयरeyara-

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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 Preyar
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