Prechter Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Prechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Israel481:178,28417,874
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Prechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prechter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prechter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Prechter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Prechter live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States Prechter is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 47 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Prechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prechter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prechter surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prechter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.91% more than the national average, earning $55,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praechter94106/
Proechter941/
Precter933/
Prechte930/
Prächter8822/
Prochter8819/
Prachter8816/
Prichter880/
Preter86567/
Prester80690/
Preuter80388/
Preater80223/
Pretter8094/
Prether8072/
Preiter8060/
Preteur8054/
Prieter807/
Pricter806/
Prezter804/
Prechti802/
Preeter801/
Preyter801/
Pretere800/
Prete7710,294/
Priester757,427/
Preister75510/
Preterre75348/
Preszter75160/
Preaster7584/
Prestier7544/
Preuster7539/
Preather7519/
Prettier752/
Presther751/
Pricther751/
Prietter750/
Preester750/
Presster750/
Preuther750/
Preyster750/
Pfrester750/
Preite713,045/
Prette711,432/
Preste711,388/
Pretre711,046/
Pretet71777/
Priete71339/
Pretes71170/
Preate7152/
Preute7145/
Preete7141/
Pretei7120/
Prehti7112/
Priter7111/
Pryter719/
Prethe717/
Pretez713/
Pretie712/
Pretee711/
Preyte710/
Pretir710/
Prestes6740,482/
Prister67211/
Prested67185/
Prettie67171/
Prestie6785/
Prychta6756/
Prettre6742/
Prichta6741/
Prayter6725/
Prettes6717/
Pritter6711/
Pryster6710/
Preetee679/
Prestsæter675/
Prieste674/
Priette673/
Preites673/
Prestez673/
Praiter672/
Prishte672/
Prestte672/
Prethes672/
Prestey671/
Prestre671/
Preitte671/
Preteet671/
Presthe671/
Preates671/
Prestet671/
Pretett671/
Prêteur671/
Preethe671/
Preteep671/
Prethep671/
Prestee671/
Presste670/
Prither670/
Preatir670/
Pryther670/
Prettet670/

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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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  • 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 Prechter
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