Prantz Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Prantz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Prantz Last Name Facts

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

Prantz is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prantz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Prantz are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Prantz is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 80 percent live, São Paulo, where 11 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Prantz occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Prantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prantz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prantz surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phrantz921/
Pranz91278/
Prants83273/
Prancz8361/
Prontz830/
Promntz771/
Pranc73119/
Pronz734/
Prancs6798/
Preinz6717/
Pranci676/
Pranch673/
Prajnc672/
Prajnč671/
Prantsova671/
Pranche6210/
Pranchh621/
Prancova5717/
Pronc552/
Pronch502/
Pronci501/

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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 Prantz
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