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 carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preyar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 287,894th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Preyar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,302 people, or 1 in 58,973. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent live and Fars Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Preyar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preyar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preyar last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preyar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preyar last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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