Préjean Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Préjean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Préjean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Prejean (4,449) are calculated separately.

Préjean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Préjean is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Prejean. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Préjean? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Préjean occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Préjean live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Préjean is most common in France, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 11,070,454. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 83 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prejean954,449/
Projean86124/
Prujean8666/
Prean8339/
Prjan832/
Prijeant802/
Predjean802/
Prégeant801/
Presjean801/
Prejan77196/
Prijan7752/
Priean7728/
Presan7724/
Prehan7712/
Prăjan774/
Precan772/
Prejen771/
Prjanh771/
Pryean770/
Prijant71243/
Presant71241/
Prezant71118/
Prescan7130/
Presang7112/
Pregean719/
Prajhan716/
Prehane715/
Prezian715/
Preejan714/
Presean713/
Prejane713/
Preesan713/
Prejant712/
Prezane712/
Prrehan711/
Prezand711/
Projian711/
Projyan711/
Pruijen711/
Praijan711/
Prekhan711/
Phreaon711/
Prawean711/
Prejeen711/
Prayjan711/
Preuhan710/
Pfrehan710/
Projeon710/
Pryan673,544/
Prian671,612/
Pregeant67205/
Prooijen6753/
Pricajan6738/
Pridjian6717/
Prijatin6710/
Preechan677/
Prigeant673/
Pricăjan672/
Prekhaen671/
Pregiane671/
Precijan671/
Praweean671/
Preachin671/
Prechaun671/
Preon671/
Preezant671/
Presandt671/
Pretchan670/
Pridjeon670/
Prechant670/

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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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  • 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 Préjean
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