Praeger Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Praeger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Australia401:674,89346,030
England221:2,532,63991,802
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Fiji11:894,3914,568
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Praeger Last Name Facts

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

Praeger occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praeger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,938th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname Praeger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Praeger live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Praeger is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Praeger exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Praeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Praeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Praeger surname increased 593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Praeger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Praeger surname is principally Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Praeger last name are 13.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.76% registered with the party.

Praeger earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.54% more than the national average, earning $54,602 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praegert932/
Preaeger931/
Praegger930/
Prager9210,066/
Preger92372/
Praege921/
Pfraenger880/
Proeger86125/
Prieger86115/
Pragier86102/
Pregger8671/
Prueger8640/
Preyger8627/
Preager8625/
Preiger8616/
Pragher863/
Pregher862/
Pregier862/
Pragger861/
Preuger860/
Prauger860/
Praeser860/
Praiger860/
Pruegger8037/
Preußger8027/
Pfrieger8016/
Preusger8012/
Preißger803/
Preinger801/
Prainger801/
Preagher800/
Praecher800/
Präger77949/
Pröger77703/
Proger77165/
Préger7725/
Proege770/
Preussger752/
Preissger751/
Prägert7122/
Proeser716/
Proedge713/
Praesee711/
Progier711/
Proecer710/
Prouger710/
Phraesee678/
Proinger677/
Prougier671/
Proecher671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Praeger
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