Preger Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Preger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Israel101:855,76354,181
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Préger (25) are calculated separately.

Preger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preger (Russian: Прегер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Préger. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Preger reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States Preger is most numerous in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States Preger occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Preger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Preger surname grew 309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preger last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Preger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $41,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.72% more than the national average, earning $83,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préger9425/
Praeger92632/
Proeger92125/
Prieger92115/
Pregger9271/
Predger9230/
Preyger9227/
Preager9225/
Preiger9216/
Prejger928/
Pregert925/
Pregher922/
Pregier922/
Presger921/
Preguer921/
Preuger920/
Prege913/
Pfrieger8616/
Perenger863/
Preißger863/
Pregguer861/
Preinger861/
Predgier860/
Preidger860/
Praegger860/
Preagher860/
Prager8310,066/
Perger833,111/
Präger83949/
Pröger83703/
Proger83165/
Priger83144/
Pirger83125/
Preser83106/
Preget8376/
Prezer8336/
Pregge8326/
Prejer8318/
Pregre8318/
Preges837/
Pregee837/
Precer831/
Predge831/
Pregey831/
Pairegger8011/
Pregerová801/
Preissger801/
Preiser771,582/
Prieser77192/
Preyser77121/
Pragier77102/
Prigger7754/
Preizer7751/
Preijer7746/
Preuser7741/
Presier7724/
Prägert7722/
Precher7721/
Preedge7715/
Preyzer7710/
Pergert779/
Pergere775/
Presert774/
Pragher773/
Pridger771/
Preange771/
Pragger771/
Pierger771/
Preycer771/
Progier771/
Pryoger771/
Preeser770/
Preiget770/
Preezer770/
Priegge770/
Pirrger770/
Prejere770/
Praiger770/
Pferger770/
Prece73347/
Preze7364/
Pregi7352/
Prega7318/
Prese7318/
Prige7314/
Präge737/
Preje732/
Piringer711,343/
Preacher71504/
Peringer71460/
Precheur71385/
Pyringer71142/
Péringer7176/
Priggert7121/
Pretcher7120/
Proinger717/
Preijere713/
Preicher712/
Preijert712/
Pregeesh711/
Prainger711/
Pergeher711/
Prestdge711/
Preuhser711/
Preacehr711/
Preejitr711/
Predgett710/
Pregoire710/
Preecher710/
Preguett710/
Preece6720,457/
Prigge675,617/
Pirzer67999/
Pricer67755/
Priser67663/
Priese67466/
Prizer67281/
Pirringer67214/
Pehringer67136/
Precey67103/
Pihringer67100/
Preese6784/
Pergerová6780/
Prease6779/
Pridge6756/
Priget6755/
Pircer6747/
Preset6738/
Presér6733/
Pryser6729/
Preise6727/
Pferinger6727/
Prezes6725/
Priega6723/
Pregha6722/
Preyse6722/
Preyze6716/
Preses6714/
Prycer6712/
Presce6712/
Preeze6711/
Pricee677/
Presir677/
Perringer675/
Presed675/
Prägerová675/
Preuse675/
Pirser674/
Presey674/
Prezet674/
Prejea673/
Presez673/
Presea673/
Préher673/
Préser673/
Prigee672/
Preize672/
Pryzer672/
Pyrser672/
Pregoy672/
Presie672/
Preeje671/
Preeji671/
Preeza671/
Pregai671/
Prezea671/
Prezeu671/
Prezey671/
Preaze671/
Prieze671/
Prizee671/
Preyce671/
Prezee671/
Pirjer671/
Prezze671/
Peyrehgir671/
Pergerova671/
Presei671/
Preichert671/
Préget671/
Preezy671/
Pregga671/
Preacherr671/
Presee671/
Prejhe671/
Prrece671/
Perinnger670/
Preacherd670/
Pregay670/
Praige670/

Preger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preger in the Russian language
Прегерpreger-

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