Prêt Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Prêt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prêt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

The alternate forms: Pret (485) & Prét (1) are calculated separately.

Prêt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prêt is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Pret or Prét. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prêt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prêt is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prêt reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Prêt is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent are found. Barring France this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pret92485/
Prét921/
Prête894/
Prit753,020/
Pryt75937/
Prät751/
Prete6710,294/
Preet677,700/
Prest676,169/
Pritt673,551/
Priet67745/
Pruit67553/
Prite67511/
Prist67464/
Pryts67362/
Prett67319/
Preat67316/
Priot67270/
Preut67194/
Prets67168/
Phrit67150/
Prait67114/
Prijt6790/
Pruyt6784/
Prätz6759/
Preit6755/
Pridt6742/
Pryot6728/
Prith6723/
Prayt6715/
Preth6712/
Preyt676/
Pryst676/
Predt675/
Proit673/
Prrit672/
Préts672/
Prgit671/
Proyt671/
Prytt671/
Prète671/
Projt671/
Pryte671/
Pfrit671/
Preht671/
Preįt671/
Pryth670/
Priht670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prêt
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