Preil Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Preil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Hungary551:178,47815,519
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Preil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preil is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Preil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 899,940th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Preil are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 40 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and Brandenburg, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Preil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preil surname rose 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preil last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Preil earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Precil91489/
Presil91400/
Pretil91225/
Preisl91182/
Preitl9132/
Preile9116/
Preuil919/
Prejil911/
Preisel83218/
Preuilh83205/
Pregiel83128/
Preißel83117/
Preucil8396/
Pressil839/
Preiale839/
Pretill834/
Prejill832/
Presill831/
Priel80871/
Pruel80609/
Preel80287/
Pretl80252/
Prail80225/
Preul80212/
Proel80186/
Prile80167/
Prael80165/
Prele80160/
Preal80127/
Preyl8023/
Pryel8010/
Prgel801/
Proil801/
Pruil801/
Preissel7755/
Preiholt7725/
Preisell778/
Preiszel776/
Preuchil775/
Preichel771/
Pretel738,619/
Presle731,006/
Prelle73906/
Proell73473/
Praile73399/
Prasil73272/
Praill73222/
Pratel73163/
Pracel73143/
Prijol73116/
Prowel73115/
Proisl7396/
Priyal7386/
Prawel7383/
Presel7372/
Pruell7371/
Precel7370/
Prettl7368/
Prajel7361/
Prejel7352/
Preßel7348/
Pricel7346/
Prisel7338/
Prasel7335/
Pruilh7334/
Prijal7333/
Preall7333/
Prehel7333/
Prægel7332/
Prätel7332/
Prycel7330/
Prille7327/
Prehal7326/
Praßel7326/
Prujel7323/
Prišel7322/
Prayel7319/
Preehl7319/
Pritel7315/
Priell7313/
Prouel7313/
Preele7310/
Prisil739/
Présel738/
Pratil737/
Phrael736/
Prehle735/
Priehl735/
Proyil734/
Pruill732/
Preyal732/
Prayil732/
Pritil732/
Pretél732/
Preyll732/
Pruisl732/
Präsel732/
Proile732/
Prieyl731/
Prajil731/
Phreel731/
Phrail731/
Preslh731/
Pricil731/
Priyol731/
Preyol731/
Prejal731/
Précil731/
Prétel731/
Prujil731/
Prítel731/
Presyl731/
Pryell730/
Preale730/
Pruilt730/
Praiel730/
Praehl730/
Preissell710/
Pretell672,944/
Prowell671,780/
Pressel671,352/
Prygiel67867/
Pretelt67732/
Pral67581/
Prechel67551/
Prassel67390/
Prissel67264/
Prettel67134/
Priggel6799/
Pressyl6783/
Preußel6746/
Prajele6745/
Prehall6744/
Prachel6744/
Praszel6741/
Prasiel6737/
Preucel6723/
Praille6719/
Prehsel6719/
Prahtel6718/
Preusel6714/
Prisell6712/
Presell679/
Prousel679/
Preelle679/
Preysel678/
Preyale676/
Pragiel676/
Preszel673/
Prle673/
Pracell672/
Prachil672/
Precell672/
Phruell672/
Praisel672/
Prajile672/
Preulle671/
Pricell671/
Prichel671/
Praseel671/
Prasill671/
Praycel671/
Praytel671/
Pritell671/
Praitel671/
Prajeel671/
Prowele671/
Pruiell671/
Phroehl671/
Praiele671/
Preteel671/
Prealle671/
Proucel671/
Pryszel671/
Prahsel671/
Prasehl670/
Prouell670/
Preatel670/
Prausel670/
Prawell670/

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Footnotes

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