Prax Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Prax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5691:116,73617,584
Germany4291:187,65821,804
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Austria1701:50,0917,948
Czechia881:120,83519,508
Argentina671:637,96144,681
England451:1,238,17956,985
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
India171:45,121,493474,784
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Prax (102) may also be a first name.

Prax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prax is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prax? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prax is the 242,837th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,435,512 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Prax reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Prax is also the 935,178th most widely held first name on earth, held by 102 people.

The last name Prax is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 116,736. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 48 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France Prax exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Prax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prax has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Prax surname grew 346 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prax are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Prax earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praux8913/
Praxe892/
Praix891/
Praxh890/
Pras753,988/
Prak752,248/
Praz751,556/
Prag751,441/
Prox75727/
Praß75417/
Prac75241/
Praj75209/
Prex75120/
Prač757/
Prać751/
Praś751/
Próx751/
Praq751/
Praxová73107/
Praxova738/
Prats6717,625/
Prass672,742/
Proux672,594/
Prast671,653/
Preux671,636/
Prach671,428/
Prais671,235/
Praus671,092/
Prasd671,064/
Pracz671,039/
Prajs67820/
Prack67678/
Preas67533/
Pragt67483/
Prakh67439/
Proix67398/
Praks67356/
Praiz67335/
Prash67324/
Praag67308/
Pragg67214/
Praas67134/
Prase6797/
Prauß6795/
Prace6774/
Prays6768/
Praße6766/
Prahs6753/
Prajz6747/
Prake6741/
Preac6739/
Prgas6722/
Pract6720/
Praic6720/
Phras6718/
Prasz6714/
Prads6710/
Praik679/
Phrak677/
Prayg677/
Praak677/
Prraj676/
Phrag676/
Prazt675/
Prhaj674/
Praij674/
Praig674/
Preaz674/
Prras674/
Prauz673/
Preak673/
Prayz673/
Phraj672/
Pragh672/
Prhas672/
Prags672/
Pradz672/
Hprak671/
Praaj671/
Pracc671/
Przak671/
Prajś671/
Pronx671/
Prarz671/
Pratš671/
Phraz671/
Preaj671/
Praiß671/
Praaß671/
Praaz671/
Pracs671/
Prasc670/
Prasp670/
Praug670/

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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 Prax
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