Praetz Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Praetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia411:658,43245,385
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Praetz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praetz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praetz? popularity and diffusion

Praetz is the 1,409,418th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Praetz is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Praetz are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Praetz is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent are found, Hamburg, where 17 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany Praetz exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 27 percent are found.

Praetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Praetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Praetz last name rose 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Praetz are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Praetz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praetze9237/
Prawetz9228/
Preaetz920/
Praet912,631/
Pretz911,317/
Pratz911,137/
Praez9168/
Prietz83941/
Preetz83366/
Prawez83346/
Praest83223/
Pruetz83158/
Preutz83103/
Prayez83102/
Preitz8386/
Praets8372/
Praete8359/
Proetz8337/
Prattz8312/
Praatz838/
Pratsz837/
Prettz834/
Prajez834/
Praitz832/
Praesz831/
Prauez831/
Phraet831/
Praiez831/
Praett830/
Prez80817/
Prae8033/
Praecht779/
Praweez775/
Praette771/
Prohetz770/
Protz731,981/
Pracz731,039/
Pfrez73753/
Praes73413/
Praiz73335/
Prets73168/
Precz73155/
Praed73148/
Proet7374/
Pþrez7367/
Prätz7359/
Prajz7347/
Preiz7341/
Përez7327/
Prezz7319/
Prötz737/
Phrae736/
Praec735/
P'Rez735/
Preaz734/
Prauz733/
Prayz733/
Práez733/
Praey732/
Preuz732/
Prrez732/
Prahe732/
Pìrez732/
Pėrez732/
Praer731/
Pratš731/
Pretzsch711,231/
Praetsch7177/
Pratzsch711/
Prautzsch67651/
Proett67156/
Proest67139/
Pphrez67120/
Prohet6775/
Prietzsch6752/
Protcz6722/
Prahit6719/
Proete6718/
Prayaz6714/
Pretts6713/
Prahes6710/
Proetzsch677/
Praesd676/
Praesh674/
Preizz673/
Preets671/
Preicz671/
Pretsh671/
Pratsh671/
Prauit671/
Praess671/
Proutz671/
Praits671/
Preits671/
Protsz671/
Projtz671/
Praaye671/
Preiyz671/
Prayts670/
Praech670/
Pruitz670/
Preaer670/
Preats670/
Priets670/

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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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  • 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 Praetz
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