Prehn Surname

119,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2651:35,5434,700
United States8831:410,48635,724
Denmark3911:14,4371,414
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Prehn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prehn is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prehn? popularity and diffusion

Prehn is the 119,844th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,901,760 people. The surname Prehn occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Prehn are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prehn is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,265 people, or 1 in 35,543. In Germany Prehn is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany Prehn is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Prehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prehn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prehn surname increased 857 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prehn last name are 13.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prehn earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning R 271,980 per year; in United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $57,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priehn9131/
Phrehn910/
Pren892,124/
Prhn896/
Prien802,070/
Preen801,251/
Prent801,238/
Prenn80750/
Preng80304/
Preun80139/
Pruen8063/
Proen8048/
Prend8039/
Prhne8035/
Praen8010/
Phren809/
Pryhn804/
Prühn802/
Prihn801/
Premn801/
Prhng801/
Presn801/
Prn7521/
Prentt73467/
Prenth73164/
Premne73127/
Prenne736/
Hpreng734/
Prentø733/
Prendt733/
Prenck731/
Preemh731/
Preent731/
Prreen731/
Prem6721,132/
Prin674,915/
Pryn67961/
Prenova6738/
Prün6736/
Prengne677/
Phrn675/
Pøhrenk673/
Prnn672/
Prng672/
Pørn672/
Pærn671/
Prrn671/
Przn671/
Prnq671/
Prnd671/
Prenque671/
Prrentt671/
Prîn671/
Pprn671/

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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 Prehn
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