Präst Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Präst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Präst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Finland71:785,24338,644

The alternate forms: Prast (1,653) are calculated separately.

Präst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Präst is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Prast. Click here for other potential spellings of Präst.

How Common Is The Last Name Präst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Präst is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Präst reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västmanland County, where 84 percent live, Örebro County, where 11 percent live and Uppsala County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prast931,653/
Prost8015,709/
Prest806,169/
Prist80464/
Pryst806/
Priest7333,483/
Preste731,388/
Preest73538/
Preast73527/
Praast73246/
Praest73223/
Prahst73163/
Preist73155/
Proest73139/
Prestt7379/
Prestø7370/
Presth7348/
Proszt7334/
Priste7330/
Prächt7323/
Prostt738/
Prosst738/
Prehst738/
Praist737/
Prasth736/
Prisht734/
Prayst734/
Praszt733/
Przyst733/
Prests733/
Preust731/
Prasht731/
Phrist731/
Pristh731/
Prrost731/
Prosth731/
Phrost731/
Pruist730/
Prischt676/
Prestte672/
Prashth672/
Prishte672/
Presthe671/
Prrasht671/
Preesht671/
Pristts671/
Priesst671/
Pressts671/
Prissth670/
Priestt670/
Presste670/

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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 Präst
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