Praetzel Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Praetzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praetzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1421:566,94046,426
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Praetzel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praetzel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Praetzel? popularity and diffusion

Praetzel is the 876,631st most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Praetzel is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Praetzel are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Praetzel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 566,940. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 68 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Praetzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Praetzel last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Praetzel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% less than the national average, earning $43,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praetzelt942/
Preaetzel941/
Pretzel931,249/
Pratzel9355/
Praezel932/
Prietzel881,228/
Pretzell8889/
Pruetzel8845/
Proetzel889/
Preatzel882/
Preetzel881/
Pratzell880/
Preutzel880/
Pretzl86654/
Prezel86104/
Prazel862/
Protzel80390/
Prätzel80101/
Pretsel8067/
Prayzel8041/
Prötzel8038/
Prezell8010/
Praziel804/
Prezuel803/
Prazell801/
Prietzl801/
Prezehl800/
Pretzschel787/
Pretsell75139/
Prätzelt751/
Preczell751/
Phrezell750/
Prettsel750/
Prezil7185/
Prozel7139/
Prötzl7112/
Pretschel710/
Protsel67112/
Prozell6742/
Praciel6737/
Preucel6723/
Prozuel672/
Praycel671/
Prazill670/

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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
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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 Praetzel
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