Preier Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Preier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Preier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preier is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Preier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preier is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Preier is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Preier live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 70,375. In Austria Preier is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 53 percent are found, Vienna, where 39 percent are found and Burgenland, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Austria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Hungary, where 10 percent are found.

Preier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preier last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preiher9211/
Pregier922/
Preiere921/
Prier912,337/
Preer91270/
Preir914/
Preiherr8619/
Preyer831,540/
Preuer83274/
Preire83103/
Proier8331/
Prejer8318/
Priyer834/
Prrier831/
Praier831/
Preisr831/
Preior830/
Pruier830/
Pryier830/
Pragier77102/
Pregger7771/
Prigger7754/
Preuher775/
Preiore772/
Praweer772/
Prugier771/
Progier771/
Prejere770/
Prujier770/
Prayier770/
Pryer732,294/
Prear73100/
Proir7312/
Pruer738/
Prair734/
Proer734/
Preur732/
Praer731/
Prougier711/
Preyar671,333/
Prayer671,068/
Präger67949/
Proyer67280/
Prawer67189/
Práger67162/
Prajer67160/
Preyre67103/
Preyor6798/
Projer6793/
Prower6787/
Prijor6766/
Prauer6750/
Prehar6734/
Priyar6733/
Preard6727/
Préger6725/
Preure6714/
Preare676/
Prujer673/
Prouer673/
Pryior672/
Pruyer671/
Prayir671/
Praior671/
Prearp671/
Priyor670/

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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 Preier
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