Pregger Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pregger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pregger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pregger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pregger is most common in Switzerland. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pregger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pregger are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 304,182. In Switzerland Pregger is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 44 percent are found, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 37 percent are found and Canton of Solothurn, where 19 percent are found. Barring Switzerland it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Pregger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pregger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pregger surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pregger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pregger are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Pregger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $42,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pregguer931/
Praegger930/
Preger92372/
Pregge9226/
Pairegger8811/
Prugger86928/
Praeger86632/
Proeger86125/
Prieger86115/
Prigger8654/
Predger8630/
Preyger8627/
Preager8625/
Preiger8616/
Prejger868/
Pregert865/
Pregher862/
Pregier862/
Pragger861/
Presger861/
Preguer861/
Preuger860/
Priegge860/
Preer83270/
Prege833/
Priggert8021/
Pfrieger8016/
Perenger803/
Preißger803/
Preinger801/
Predgier800/
Preidger800/
Preagher800/
Prager7710,066/
Prigge775,617/
Perger773,111/
Preyer771,540/
Präger77949/
Pröger77703/
Preuer77274/
Preier77213/
Proger77165/
Práger77162/
Priger77144/
Pirger77125/
Preser77106/
Preget7776/
Prezer7736/
Préger7725/
Prejer7718/
Pregre7718/
Preges777/
Pregee777/
Precer771/
Pregey771/
Pregga771/
Pregerová751/
Preissger751/
Preiser711,582/
Prieser71192/
Preyser71121/
Pragier71102/
Preizer7151/
Preijer7146/
Preuser7141/
Presier7124/
Prägert7122/
Precher7121/
Priggee7115/
Preiher7111/
Preyzer7110/
Pergert719/
Priggre715/
Preuher715/
Pergere715/
Presert714/
Pragher713/
Praweer712/
Pridger711/
Preange711/
Prigget711/
Pierger711/
Preycer711/
Preiere711/
Progier711/
Pryoger711/
Prugier711/
Preeser710/
Priggea710/
Preiget710/
Preezer710/
Pirrger710/
Prejere710/
Praiger710/
Pferger710/
Prier672,337/
Pryer672,294/
Piringer671,343/
Preacher67504/
Peringer67460/
Precheur67385/
Pyringer67142/
Prear67100/
Péringer6776/
Pregi6752/
Priggett6721/
Pretcher6720/
Preiherr6719/
Prega6718/
Prige6714/
Pruer678/
Präge677/
Proinger677/
Preir674/
Proer674/
Preijere673/
Preur672/
Preicher672/
Preijert672/
Pregeesh671/
Prigge's671/
Praer671/
Prainger671/
Pergeher671/
Preuhser671/
Prougier671/
Preacehr671/
Preejitr671/
Pregoire670/
Preecher670/
Preguett670/

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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 Pregger
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