Pratz Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pratz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pratz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Mexico2981:416,5318,111
Germany2051:392,71036,539
France1381:481,32467,982
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Prätz (59) are calculated separately.

Pratz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pratz has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as: Prätz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pratz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 326,779th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Pratz live; 57 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Oklahoma, where 11 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Pratz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pratz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pratz surname grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pratz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pratz last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pratz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning R 302,928 per year and in United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,791 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prätz9359/
Praetz91154/
Prattz9112/
Praatz918/
Pratsz917/
Praitz912/
Pratze910/
Prastz910/
Pratrz910/
Praz891,556/
Prats8017,625/
Protz801,981/
Pretz801,317/
Pracz801,039/
Pratx80347/
Praiz80335/
Prajz8047/
Prötz807/
Preaz804/
Prauz803/
Prayz803/
Pradz802/
Praaz801/
Phraz801/
Pratš801/
Pratzsch771/
Pratts731,401/
Protze731,188/
Preetz73366/
Praats73118/
Preutz73103/
Preitz7386/
Pratch7362/
Proetz7337/
Protcz7322/
Pratse736/
Pratsø735/
Prettz734/
Prasts733/
Protrz731/
Projtz731/
Protsz731/
Praczs731/
Praits731/
Proutz731/
Pratsh731/
Preats730/
Prayts730/
Prautzsch71651/
Proz671,243/
Pratsch67994/
Prac67241/
Prač677/
Pratche673/
Prautch671/
Prattss671/
Prać671/
Preates671/
Prautsh670/
Prouttz670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pratz
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