Praet Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Praet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,2151:5,190605
France1381:481,32467,982
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Praet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praet occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Praet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Praet is the 164,762nd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,769,877 people. The last name Praet is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Praet live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Praet is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,215 people, or 1 in 5,190. In Belgium Praet is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Praet exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Praet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Praet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Praet last name increased 1,054 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Praet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Praet surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Praet earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $53,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praest91223/
Prajet91192/
Prawet91165/
Praetz91154/
Prayet9172/
Praets9172/
Praete9159/
Phraet911/
Praett910/
Pret89485/
Prawetz8328/
Praecht839/
Prajeet834/
Praette831/
Praiete831/
Prayett830/
Prawett830/
Preaetz830/
Preet807,700/
Priet80745/
Pruet80416/
Prett80319/
Preat80316/
Preut80194/
Praed80148/
Prait80114/
Préat80108/
Proet8074/
Preit8055/
Pryet8034/
Praut8019/
Prayt8015/
Preth8012/
Preyt806/
Predt805/
Preht801/
Preįt801/
Praetsch7777/
Prajeeth7715/
Phrahuet771/
Prayette770/
Pruett7318,542/
Preite733,045/
Preuth73696/
Prouet73615/
Preast73527/
Prayat73515/
Prajit73402/
Prayit73356/
Preuit73299/
Preidt73234/
Prayot73206/
Prejet73160/
Proett73156/
Preist73155/
Proest73139/
Preutz73103/
Prajat7377/
Prohet7375/
Preyat7373/
Praust7361/
Preate7352/
Preute7345/
Proetz7337/
Preuyt7334/
Projet7327/
Prayed7327/
Prowet7324/
Prejit7321/
Prahit7319/
Proete7318/
Praite7314/
Prehat7312/
Priett739/
Preutt738/
Prujat738/
Praist737/
Praesd736/
Praitt735/
Priyat735/
Preyet735/
Prayst734/
Preatt734/
Prijat734/
Pruiet733/
Proyet732/
Preadt732/
Preitt732/
Prrett732/
Preyot732/
Préjet732/
Praitz732/
Prajot732/
Prayut732/
Pryett731/
Preuet731/
Preust731/
Prauit731/
Prawed731/
Prayth731/
Phreat731/
Phreet731/
Preith731/
Praits731/
Prautt731/
Preits731/
Proiat731/
Proiet731/
Proyat731/
Préget731/
Priedt731/
Prayts730/
Preytt730/
Praute730/
Preats730/
Preyte730/
Prueth730/
Preath730/
Pruiett671,045/
Pred67288/
Preuett67262/
Preuitt67204/
Prajith67102/
Prowett6797/
Phraiut6786/
Proiete6745/
Prayote6728/
Proette6722/
Preejit6720/
Prejith6718/
Prayoth6716/
Prajoth6713/
Phrayot678/
Praijit676/
Prahyat674/
Prajitt674/
Proohet673/
Phreatt673/
Prohett672/
Pruiatt672/
Preitte671/
Preitts671/
Prigget671/
Priyatp671/
Praitte671/
Prruett671/
Phrajit671/
Projete671/
Prejite671/
Proieth671/
Prät671/
Prautch671/
Priyath671/
Prajied671/
Prayout671/
Phrayut671/
Proweth670/
Praythe670/
Proethe670/
Preuatt670/
Prouett670/
Prohetz670/
Prautsh670/
Preutch670/

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