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 surname Prax is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prax? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,837th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Prax live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 102 people.

The last name Prax is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 116,736. In France it is most common in: Occitanie, where 48 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Prax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Prax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prax last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political 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

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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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