Prineau Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Prineau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prineau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1141:582,65577,962
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Prineau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prineau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prineau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prineau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Prineau live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 582,655. In France Prineau is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 75 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 5 percent are found. Besides France it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prineaux933/
Prigneau931/
Prineaus931/
Prinau921/
Preneau8665/
Préneau861/
Prina834,693/
Presneau8060/
Prignaud8012/
Prinault801/
Priona77277/
Prinou7797/
Preina7776/
Prisna7747/
Praina7730/
Prigna7729/
Prinat7717/
Prinas776/
Prinaz774/
Pringa774/
Pritna773/
Proina773/
Prgina772/
Prenau771/
Priena770/
Prainha7174/
Phraina7134/
Prihtna7124/
Prenaud7123/
Praisna7110/
Praitna713/
Prinash711/
Prainat711/
Prénaud711/
Proinou711/
Prionga711/
Prignat711/
Prainnauth711/
Pruna676,518/
Prino671,149/
Prena67455/
Preña67285/
Priña6783/
Pryna678/
Prenault671/
Prină671/
Prjna671/

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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 Prineau
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