Preck Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Preck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria101:851,54467,454
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Preck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preck is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preck is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Preck are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Preck is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany Preck is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 61 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Preck occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 19 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preick9137/
Preeck9120/
Proeck9116/
Praeck9112/
Pyreck913/
Preuck911/
Prieck910/
Prek89503/
Prec89171/
Pyrek802,904/
Praek801,174/
Prick80820/
Pírek80345/
Preik80164/
Perck8086/
Preuk8083/
Pirck8062/
Preuc8053/
Preac8039/
Przek8029/
Preec8028/
Phrek8025/
Pröck8016/
Pýrek8011/
Proec808/
Priec807/
Praec805/
Preek805/
Proek803/
Preak803/
Pryck803/
Preke802/
Prekh802/
Prect801/
Preyk801/
Preic801/
Priek801/
Preschke7728/
Preckova773/
Przekk73131/
Peyrek7348/
Percke7326/
Preake7318/
Prijck7318/
Phraek7317/
Pyrrek7315/
Pretke737/
Praekh736/
Precth733/
Pricke733/
Pearec732/
Preßke732/
Prekke731/
Prekss731/
Proyck731/
Pruick731/
Petrck731/
Preike731/
Prisck731/
Preekh731/
Proeyk731/
Proekh731/
Peirec731/
Predke731/
Pearek730/
Pierck730/
Prezks730/
Priock730/
Preaks730/
Preisgcke713/
Perk674,157/
Pirc673,540/
Pryk672,306/
Perc671,189/
Pirk671,096/
Pric67881/
Preg67392/
Pyrc67336/
Prik67228/
Prex67120/
Pryc6796/
Pyrk6792/
Pärk6729/
Preková6718/
Pérk6710/
Precová674/
Preiske673/
Phreykz673/
Prreekh673/
Precova672/
Prekova672/
Presctt671/
Preigke671/
Przehek671/
Peyrekh671/
Preikss671/
Pearrek670/

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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 Preck
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