Precht Surname

138,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Precht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Precht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7961:44,8255,876
United States9951:364,28032,421
Denmark1811:31,1863,237
Chile661:266,9167,921
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Poland391:974,58370,126
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria151:567,69652,281
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Precht (25) may also be a first name.

Precht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Precht occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Precht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,371st most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,253,416 people. The last name Precht is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Precht live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,796 people, or 1 in 44,825. In Germany Precht is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent live, Bremen, where 9 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany Precht is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Precht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Precht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Precht last name expanded 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Precht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Precht last name are 10.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Precht earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $48,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.41% more than the national average, earning $68,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praecht929/
Prechte920/
Prech91271/
Preht911/
Prect911/
Priescht8617/
Pracht834,019/
Presch83717/
Przech83348/
Percht83203/
Preach83110/
Preche8381/
Prächt8323/
Preech8320/
Procht8311/
Prehst838/
Preuch836/
Preich836/
Prechz836/
Precth833/
Pretch832/
Pricht832/
Pret80485/
Preh80246/
Preusch77557/
Preisch77160/
Presche77112/
Priesch7773/
Preysch7725/
Prischt776/
Preache775/
Preechs774/
Prestch772/
Prachth771/
Preesht771/
Prettch770/
Prete7310,294/
Preet737,700/
Prest736,169/
Priet73745/
Prich73626/
Prece73347/
Prett73319/
Preat73316/
Preut73194/
Prets73168/
Precz73155/
Přech73106/
Presh7356/
Preit7355/
Prych7348/
Prehs7341/
Preth7312/
Preyt736/
Predt735/
Prekh732/
Prgeh732/
Predh731/
Prict731/
Prieh731/
Preįt731/
Priht730/
Preische7133/
Prischtt7119/
Prechová718/
Prechova712/
Prittcht711/
Preuschs710/
Priest6733,483/
Preece6720,457/
Pre674,494/
Preite673,045/
Prette671,432/
Preste671,388/
Preuth67696/
Preest67538/
Preast67527/
Preuhs67425/
Prieth67345/
Preihs67266/
Priehs67264/
Preher67251/
Preidt67234/
Preist67155/
Preeth67149/
Pritch6787/
Prestt6779/
Prestø6770/
Preate6752/
Priche6749/
Presth6748/
Preete6741/
Preish6733/
Prisch6724/
Prysch6720/
Preice6713/
Pretts6713/
Presce6712/
Prgich6712/
Priett679/
Preutt678/
Prethe677/
Preatt674/
Prisht674/
Preace673/
Pritehett673/
Preschová673/
Prests673/
Preesh672/
Preadt672/
Preash672/
Preitt672/
Preshe672/
Prrett672/
Pruict672/
Preyhs672/
Preedh672/
Priesh671/
Preets671/
Preicz671/
Pretsh671/
Preust671/
Preysh671/
Prhitt671/
Praich671/
Proich671/
Phreat671/
Phreet671/
Preith671/
Preyce671/
Preuhß671/
Preits671/
Przych671/
Preehh671/
Preekh671/
Preeph671/
Priedt671/
Prrece671/
Prichd670/
Preytt670/
Prichs670/
Preush670/
Preats670/
Projch670/
Preyte670/
Preath670/

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