Praefke Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Praefke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praefke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Praefke Last Name Facts

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

Praefke is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praefke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Praefke reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Praefke is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States Praefke is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Praefke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Praefke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praefke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Praefke surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.91% registered with the political party.

Praefke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praefcke9367/
Prafke92132/
Prefke925/
Proefke8660/
Prafcke869/
Praffke861/
Praefka861/
Prafkey860/
Praevcke807/
Praffkee800/
Profke77261/
Präfke7729/
Prefky770/
Prafky770/
Prefki770/
Prafki770/
Präfcke714/
Präffke711/
Preibke710/
Praufka710/
Präffcke672/
Präbke622/
Proyavka537/

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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
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  • 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 Praefke
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