Family name Prestes (Prestes 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The cognomen Prestes is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is quite a common surname, Uruguay, and Paraguay, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
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| Prestes | Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Argentina |
| antónio prestes Portuguese playwright, PT (b. 1600) |
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ludgero prestes Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1890) |
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prestes maia Mayor of São Paulo, BR (b. 1896) |
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luís carlos prestes Brazilian politician (1898-1990), BR (b. 1898) |
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maria prestes Brazilian communist militant, BR (b. 1930) |
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| maria leocádia felizardo prestes (b. 1874) |
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anita leocádia prestes Brazilian historian, BR (b. 1936) |
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| lineu prestes Brazilian politician (1897-1958), BR (b. 1897) |
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| alice prestes BR (b. 1887) |
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| joão prestes person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1933) |
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| antonio carlos prestes politician from Brazil, BR (b. 1949) |
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| eni prestes person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1950) |
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| analu prestes Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1952) |
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| marcos josé monzoni prestes person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1957) |
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| carlos alberto araújo prestes Brazilian association football player, BR (b. 1961) |
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