In the world, Precius (Precius 
) is a rare largely female, but infrequently male first name. The first name Precius is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, where it is a rare female name, South Africa, where it is a rare principally girly, but very seldom male name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare dominantly girly, but infrequently male name. Likewise, Precius is the last name as well as the forename.