Prešern Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Prešern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 247 | 1:10,072 | 2,354 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Presern (67) are calculated separately.
Prešern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prešern Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Prešern is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Presern. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prešern? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prešern is the 1,014,722nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Prešern is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Prešern are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 10,072. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Upper Carniola, where 26 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 24 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presern | 95 | 67 | / |
| Prešeren | 93 | 462 | / |
| Preseren | 80 | 93 | / |
| Preshern | 80 | 12 | / |
| Prechern | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preširen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preschern | 75 | 266 | / |
| Praserin | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pricherin | 63 | 334 | / |
| Preshiren | 63 | 14 | / |
| Prieshorn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Proicherin | 59 | 49 | / |
| Prasarn | 57 | 768 | / |
| Prisorn | 57 | 2 | / |
| Prosorn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Prisarn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phritcherin | 56 | 206 | / |
| Phraicherin | 56 | 65 | / |
| Phrasarn | 53 | 4 | / |
| Praisorn | 53 | 2 | / |
| Praisarn | 53 | 2 | / |
| Prahsarn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pprasarn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Prosharin | 50 | 2 | / |
| Phraisorn | 50 | 1 | / |
| Proshirin | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Prešern
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