Praal Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Praal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Praal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praal is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Praal.

How Common Is The Last Name Praal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Praal live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Praal is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 844,359. In The Netherlands Praal is primarily found in: South Holland, where 55 percent reside, North Holland, where 35 percent reside and Flevoland, where 5 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Praal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Praal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Praal last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prahal919/
Praale911/
Pral89581/
Prahl805,167/
Prall802,667/
Pratl80501/
Prale80345/
Praul80233/
Prail80225/
Preal80127/
Prasl8040/
Prhal8034/
Pralt807/
Phral803/
Prayl802/
Praël802/
Prgal801/
Prald800/
Prahalth771/
Pralle731,443/
Praile73399/
Prasil73272/
Praill73222/
Pratel73163/
Pracel73143/
Prayle73118/
Prattl7358/
Prasel7335/
Preall7333/
Praßel7326/
Prasyl7321/
Pratil737/
Praslh737/
Prahle737/
Prasle732/
Phrall732/
Prahul732/
Prautl731/
Prhale731/
Phrail731/
Prajle731/
Prauhl731/
Prathl731/
Prhald731/
Praull731/
Phraul730/
Pfrahl730/
Preale730/
Prahll730/
Prol672,480/
Prassel67390/
Prachyl67321/
Preault67157/
Prachel6744/
Praszel6741/
Prasiel6737/
Praille6719/
Prahtel6718/
Prachýl679/
Praisel672/
Pracell672/
Prachil672/
Prahsel671/
Prealle671/
Pralova671/
Praseel671/
Prasill671/
Praycel671/
Praytel671/
Prahcyl671/
Praitel671/
Praisle671/
Prasehl670/
Preatel670/
Prausel670/

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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 Praal
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