Prager Surname

50,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Prager Surname Definition:

(Ger.) belonging to Prague [Ger. Prag, Czech Praha = the Threshold]

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Prager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8941:20,6742,750
United States3,2221:112,49512,193
Austria1,0141:8,3981,072
Israel5391:15,8772,377
England2421:230,24019,179
Czechia1741:61,11210,234
France1651:402,56259,152
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Poland881:431,91844,930
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Australia741:364,80730,412
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Croatia231:183,85222,841
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway61:857,04855,549
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

The alternate forms: Präger (949) & Práger (162) are calculated separately.

Prager (24) may also be a first name.

Prager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) belonging to Prague [Ger. Prag, Czech Praha = the Threshold]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Prague (the threshold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An Ashkenazi Jewish surname, given to the Jewish based on where they were located (Prague, Czechoslovakia). This is common since Jewish last names were more of a newer practice, therefor they used surnames based on location or occupation. Prag was a variant of that, and followed after immigration and variants of the surname were put into place.

- bolddreamer

The meaning comes from Poland, where there was a community/district called Praha (same as Czech Republic's capital). Pragier and/or Prager is the spanish graphy.

- miguelpragier

Prager Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prager (Russian: Прагер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Präger or Práger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prager? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,953rd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 723,976 people. The last name Prager is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Prager live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Prager is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 3,894 people, or 1 in 20,674. In Germany Prager is most common in: Saxony, where 18 percent are found, Thuringia, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany Prager is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.

Prager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prager last name increased 970 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 712 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prager are 0.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.36% registered with the party.

The amount Prager earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 53.68% more than the national average, earning 531,850 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,348 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.31% more than the national average, earning R 290,664 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.63% more than the national average, earning $33,516,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $52,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.79% more than the national average, earning $73,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Präger94949/
Práger94162/
Pranger923,132/
Praeger92632/
Pragier92102/
Pragert9235/
Preager9225/
Praguer9213/
Pragher923/
Pragger921/
Prauger920/
Praiger920/
Prage9176/
Pfranger86198/
Phranger862/
Prainger861/
Prashger861/
Praegger860/
Preagher860/
Prange838,682/
Pröger83703/
Prazer83650/
Preger83372/
Proger83165/
Prajer83160/
Priger83144/
Praser8362/
Praget8339/
Pracer8334/
Préger8325/
Prages8321/
Pragea834/
Praage831/
Prauge831/
Pradge831/
Praige830/
Pragerová80184/
Pragerova803/
Prasert773,965/
Prodger77663/
Pracher77586/
Pronger77396/
Prauser77204/
Proeger77125/
Pregger7771/
Prigger7754/
Preyger7727/
Prangey7723/
Prahser7722/
Prägert7722/
Praizer7717/
Prayzer7716/
Preiger7716/
Praiser7714/
Pranghe7714/
Prajcer7712/
Prazier778/
Praserd778/
Prajerd776/
Pragesh775/
Prajzer773/
Pregher772/
Pregier772/
Prazere772/
Praserp772/
Pridger771/
Prasier771/
Preange771/
Preauge771/
Prageed771/
Prakher771/
Prannge771/
Pfrange771/
Pragues771/
Progier771/
Praicer771/
Prageet771/
Prasere771/
Pragett770/
Prouger770/
Prangie770/
Preuger770/
Phrazer770/
Prosger770/
Phraser770/
Pratcer770/
Praga731,736/
Prase7397/
Prace7374/
Pragi7353/
Praje7342/
Proge7314/
Pragy7312/
Praze7310/
Pratcher71737/
Preacher71504/
Preußger7127/
Preusger7112/
D'Praser718/
Phrasier717/
Proinger717/
Prageesh713/
Preißger713/
Praseart713/
Prathcer712/
Praycher711/
Pracheer711/
Pfronger711/
Phraizer711/
Preinger711/
Prougier711/
Preacehr711/
Bprasert711/
Praserdt711/
Praserth711/
Prazeire711/
Phrasert711/
Phrazier710/
Preidger710/
Preauser710/
Pruesger710/
Prause675,527/
Praise671,275/
Prased67239/
Praset67175/
Pragai67146/
Proser67111/
Projer6793/
Prraga6781/
Prease6779/
Pracey6768/
Pragit6761/
Prozer6757/
Prauze6741/
Prágerová6740/
Prayce6731/
Pronge6730/
Pratje6727/
Prangi6723/
Pragay6721/
Pragis6719/
Proges6717/
Praize6714/
Prasee6714/
Procer6712/
Prahse6712/
Pragić6710/
Progie6710/
Praggy678/
Prangé678/
Pragid677/
Praigi677/
Praghi677/
Prazes676/
Praghy676/
Pratchert675/
Pragaj675/
Progre675/
Prägerová675/
Prasir674/
Prouge674/
Prajea674/
Prajez674/
Prases673/
Pragha672/
Prayse672/
Prasea672/
Preussger672/
Phrase672/
Prasep672/
Preaze671/
Pragaa671/
Pragoj671/
Prajej671/
Prajey671/
Prasie671/
Prazie671/
Preissger671/
Progee671/
Proget671/
Pragga671/
Pragiy671/
Praguy671/
Preacherr671/
Pratcherd670/
Preacherd670/
Praigy670/
Phratcher670/

Prager Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prager in the Russian language
Прагерprager-

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