Prager Surname
Approximately 10,066 people bear this surname
Prager Surname Definition:
(Ger.) belonging to Prague [Ger. Prag, Czech Praha = the Threshold]
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,894 | 1:20,674 | 2,750 |
| United States | 3,222 | 1:112,495 | 12,193 |
| Austria | 1,014 | 1:8,398 | 1,072 |
| Israel | 539 | 1:15,877 | 2,377 |
| England | 242 | 1:230,240 | 19,179 |
| Czechia | 174 | 1:61,112 | 10,234 |
| France | 165 | 1:402,562 | 59,152 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Poland | 88 | 1:431,918 | 44,930 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 332 | 1:151,261 | 14,016 |
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]
(German) One who came from Prague (the threshold).
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.
- bolddreamerThe 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.
- miguelpragierPrager Demographics
Prager Political Affiliation
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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
Prager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prager in the Russian language | ||
| Прагер | prager | - |
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