Préau Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Préau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Preau (999) are calculated separately.
Préau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Préau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Préau is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Preau. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Préau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Préau live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Préau is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,953,609. In France Préau is most common in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 24 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France Préau occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preau | 93 | 999 | / |
| Préaux | 91 | 91 | / |
| Préaud | 91 | 18 | / |
| Préaut | 91 | 2 | / |
| Préault | 83 | 35 | / |
| Préat | 80 | 108 | / |
| Préhu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pruyau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Priyau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Prèaux | 73 | 3 | / |
| Prajau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Prehau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Préhat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Praaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prueau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prajju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prahus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prahhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Praiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pria | 67 | 7,185 | / |
| Prya | 67 | 560 | / |
| Prea | 67 | 256 | / |
| Prajoux | 67 | 199 | / |
| Priu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Prja | 67 | 59 | / |
| Prehaut | 67 | 32 | / |
| Prehaud | 67 | 14 | / |
| Prioeau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pría | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prayout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prajaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praujio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Préo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prayaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pryu | 67 | 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
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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 Préau
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