Praeker Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Praeker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praeker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Praeker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praeker is found most in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Praeker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Praeker live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,605,699. In Canada Praeker is primarily found in: Alberta, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Praeker Last Name Statistics demography

Praeker earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $54,751 CAD per year.

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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 Praeker
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