Prezioso Surname

103,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Prezioso Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'precious' or 'valuable' in Italian.

Prezioso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,5801:23,7044,156
United States1,2831:282,50926,303
Argentina3511:121,77610,310
France1001:664,22785,408
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia381:710,41347,396
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Prezioso (55) may also be a first name.

Prezioso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'precious' or 'valuable' in Italian.

- mjp025

Prezioso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prezioso is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Prezioso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prezioso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,124th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,597,095 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Prezioso reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Italic Europe. Prezioso is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 2,580 people, or 1 in 23,704. In Italy Prezioso is primarily found in: Campania, where 30 percent reside, Apulia, where 14 percent reside and Calabria, where 12 percent reside. Not including Italy it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Prezioso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prezioso last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Prezioso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning €31,907 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.98% more than the national average, earning R 560,772 per year; in United States they earn 17.43% more than the national average, earning $50,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.73% more than the national average, earning $66,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preziosio9416/
Prezzioso9410/
Preziozso941/
Preziosa881,243/
Prizioso881/
Presoso801/
Prezosa801/
Pregiosa751/
Prezioza751/
Pricoco67117/
Persoso6780/
Precaso671/
Presosa671/
Prezzaco631/
Percaso531/
Pirzasa531/
Precasa531/
Prozasa531/
Percosa531/

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