Pregner Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pregner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pregner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pregnér (1) are calculated separately.

Pregner Last Name Facts

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

Pregner (Russian: Прегнер) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pregnér. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pregner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pregner are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Pregner is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Pregner is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 35 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Pregner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pregner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pregner surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pregnér951/
Praegner9311/
Pfregner931/
Prener92135/
Puyregner883/
Prenger862,474/
Preiner861,119/
Preuner86308/
Presner86207/
Progner86104/
Pretner86101/
Pergner8645/
Pragner8618/
Preneur8610/
Prehner869/
Prenier865/
Priener863/
Preugne862/
Prenyer861/
Preener861/
Preaner860/
Prene8326/
Preisner801,401/
Prettner80553/
Pfrogner80326/
Pfrenger80113/
Preitner8057/
Phreaner8040/
Pfragner8040/
Preniere8016/
Preinert8014/
Preysner8011/
Phrenger801/
Preunier801/
Preinger801/
Phreyner800/
Preenger800/
Pregnetz800/
Preney77182/
Prenge77162/
Prenez77143/
Preine77125/
Priner77112/
Preene7778/
Prenje7728/
Presne7727/
Príner778/
Pregny776/
Pregna776/
Pryner774/
Prenet772/
Prenes772/
Prenie771/
Prigne771/
Phrene771/
Priene771/
Prenea771/
Prenei771/
Prenye771/
Pregni771/
Prenee771/
Prenerová7555/
Preithner7515/
Preisnher7512/
Prenerova754/
Pringer71156/
Prisner7199/
Prayner7155/
Pritner7154/
Prajner7154/
Prainer7148/
Pergnerová7138/
Prignet7136/
Pränger7135/
Preinerová7125/
Prájner7123/
Prinier7116/
Prysner7114/
Presney7112/
Preynet7110/
Preisne718/
Preneas715/
Prenett715/
Pruiner714/
Preinerova714/
Presnes713/
Prenetz712/
Prengei712/
Preinie711/
Prenesh711/
Prenhee711/
Prenjee711/
Prenyea711/
Preange711/
Prinjer711/
Presnet711/
Presnei711/
Pergnerova711/
Presnee711/
Prenjeh711/
Prenjie711/
Preanes711/
Pryneer710/
Pretney710/
Phreney710/
Preeney710/
Prine674,821/
Preni67750/
Prena67455/
Pryne67215/
Praisner67207/
Pruisner67107/
Praysner6755/
Prené6729/
Pőringer6726/
Praitner6721/
Pfränger6717/
Prenh6715/
Pringier6714/
Phringer679/
Preny677/
Proinger677/
Presness672/
Prenestì672/
Prittner671/
Prainger671/
Prajnert671/
Pfringer670/
Presneas670/
Preniett670/
Preyness670/

Pregner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pregner in the Russian language
Прегнерpregner-

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