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

Präst is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Prast. For other possible spellings of Präst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Präst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Präst reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Präst is most prevalent in: Västmanland County, where 84 percent live, Örebro County, where 11 percent live and Uppsala County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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