Prafke Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Prafke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prafke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Präfke (29) are calculated separately.

Prafke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prafke occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Präfke. Click here for other potential spellings of Prafke.

How Common Is The Last Name Prafke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prafke live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States Prafke is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 45 percent are found, Michigan, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Prafke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prafke are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prafke earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning $34,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Präfke9429/
Praefke92221/
Prafcke929/
Praffke921/
Pradfke921/
Prafkey920/
Praefcke8667/
Praffkee860/
Profke83261/
Prafka8311/
Prefke835/
Prafky830/
Prafki830/
Proefke7760/
Präfcke774/
Präffke771/
Praufka770/
Praevcke717/
Präffcke712/
Profka67452/
Pravka675/
Präbke672/
Prawka671/
Prefky670/
Prefki670/
Prowker6228/
Pravkha621/
Prahawk621/
Preibke620/
Pravkova578/
Pravc551/
Prowk551/
Prhavc5025/
Provka506/
Probki502/
Prabhc501/
Provki501/

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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 Prafke
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