Praefcke Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Praefcke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praefcke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Norway101:514,22941,629
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Praefcke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praefcke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Praefcke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praefcke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Praefcke reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany Praefcke is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 49 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 15 percent are found.

Praefcke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Praefcke earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2% more than the national average, earning 353,004 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praefke93221/
Prafcke939/
Praevcke887/
Prafke86132/
Prefke865/
Proefke8060/
Präfcke804/
Praffke801/
Praefka801/
Prafkey800/
Präffcke752/
Praffkee750/
Profke71261/
Präfke7129/
Prefky710/
Prafky710/
Prefki710/
Prafki710/
Präffke671/
Preibke670/
Praufka670/
Präbke572/
Proyavka507/

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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 Praefcke
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