Prahl Surname

92,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3001:35,0024,623
United States1,9301:187,80318,657
Sweden3331:29,5702,409
Denmark2071:27,2692,804
Guatemala1631:98,6672,916
Poland881:431,91844,930
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

The alternate forms: Práhl (1) are calculated separately.

Prahl (72) may also be a first name.

Prahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prahl is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Práhl. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prahl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,472nd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,410,402 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Prahl are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Prahl is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 72 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,300 people, or 1 in 35,002. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany Prahl is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Prahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prahl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prahl last name rose 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prahl surname are 21.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Prahl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 213.46% more than the national average, earning 1,084,810 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.25% less than the national average, earning R 170,508 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $50,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Práhl931/
Prahal919/
Prahle917/
Prahul912/
Prauhl911/
Prathl911/
Prahll910/
Pfrahl910/
Pral89581/
Prachyl83321/
Prachel8344/
Prahtel8318/
Prachýl839/
Prachil832/
Prahcyl831/
Prahsel831/
Prasehl830/
Prall802,667/
Prohl80798/
Pratl80501/
Prale80345/
Praul80233/
Prail80225/
Preal80127/
Prasl8040/
Prhal8034/
Praal8027/
Pralt807/
Phral803/
Prayl802/
Praël802/
Prgal801/
Prald800/
Praschel7714/
Prahlová776/
Phrachel771/
Prahalth771/
Prachell771/
Pralle731,443/
Praile73399/
Prasil73272/
Praill73222/
Pratel73163/
Pracel73143/
Prayle73118/
Prattl7358/
Prasel7335/
Preall7333/
Praßel7326/
Prasyl7321/
Pratil737/
Praslh737/
Prasle732/
Phrall732/
Prautl731/
Phrail731/
Prajle731/
Praull731/
Prhale731/
Prhald731/
Praale731/
Preale730/
Phrohl730/
Prohle730/
Phraul730/
Praschill716/
Praschell710/
Prol672,480/
Prassel67390/
Preault67157/
Praszel6741/
Prasiel6737/
Praille6719/
Prochel674/
Praisel672/
Pracell672/
Prealle671/
Pralova671/
Praseel671/
Prasill671/
Praycel671/
Praytel671/
Praitel671/
Prochyl671/
Praisle671/
Preatel670/
Prausel670/

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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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  • 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 Prahl
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