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 surname Preil is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preil is the 899,940th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Preil reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 40 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Preil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preil surname grew 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Preil last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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