Praeg Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Austria

Praeg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Praeg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Praeg is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praeg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Praeg is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Praeg are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Praeg is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Praeg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Praeg are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Praeg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.56% more than the national average, earning R 483,744 per year and in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praweg911/
Preg89392/
Praek801,174/
Prieg8073/
Preeg8062/
Pregh8050/
Pregg8013/
Prayg807/
Praec805/
Praig804/
Proeg801/
Pfreg801/
Preig800/
Praug800/
Prayag732,945/
Praigg7332/
Prayog7325/
Preake7318/
Phraek7317/
Praeck7312/
Preigh738/
Praekh736/
Proyag733/
Priyag732/
Preiog731/
Prajug731/
Prajex731/
Pruegg731/
Preisg731/
Prauke731/
Prajag731/
Praugh731/
Preagh730/
Prek67503/
Präg67429/
Prayogg6767/
Prahecq6714/
Prawiec6711/
Praecke676/
Prayoke674/
Phrawek674/
Prehagg672/
Prajugs671/
Phrayog671/
Prajake671/
Praeske671/
Priyasg671/
Preague671/
Preigke671/
Preiggs670/
Praugue670/

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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 Praeg
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