Preiss Surname
Approximately 7,844 people bear this surname
Preiss Surname Definition:
(1) “Prussian”. Corruption of “Preusse”. (2) Also “Price” in German (Preis).
Preiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,635 | 1:30,552 | 4,028 |
| United States | 2,031 | 1:178,463 | 17,873 |
| Austria | 514 | 1:16,567 | 2,481 |
| Poland | 467 | 1:81,389 | 12,628 |
| France | 392 | 1:169,446 | 26,353 |
| Australia | 377 | 1:71,607 | 8,462 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Latvia | 161 | 1:12,733 | 1,887 |
| Argentina | 158 | 1:270,528 | 21,773 |
| Switzerland | 132 | 1:62,219 | 7,689 |
| Brazil | 114 | 1:1,877,845 | 60,321 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Czechia | 94 | 1:113,122 | 18,479 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:361,285 | 27,442 |
Preiss (17) may also be a first name.
Preiss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) “Prussian”. Corruption of “Preusse”. (2) Also “Price” in German (Preis).
Preiss Demographics
Average Male Preiss Height
179.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Preiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Preiss is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Preiss? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,845th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 929,060 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Preiss are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Preiss is also the 2,694,839th most frequent given name on earth, held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,635 people, or 1 in 30,552. In Germany Preiss is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.
Preiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Preiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preiss last name grew 1,461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,030 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Preiss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Preiss last name are 7.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.81% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Preiss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning 304,799 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning R 322,368 per year; in United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $58,298 CAD per year.
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Preiss Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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