Preiss Surname

63,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Preiss Surname Definition:

(1) “Prussian”. Corruption of “Preusse”. (2) Also “Price” in German (Preis).

Preiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6351:30,5524,028
United States2,0311:178,46317,873
Austria5141:16,5672,481
Poland4671:81,38912,628
France3921:169,44626,353
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Canada2181:169,01616,995
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Latvia1611:12,7331,887
Argentina1581:270,52821,773
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
England1031:540,95233,556
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Norway251:205,69123,411
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Israel191:450,40234,739
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

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).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Preiss Last Name Facts

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

Preiss is found most in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preiss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,845th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 929,060 people. Preiss occurs predominantly 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 forename internationally, held by 17 people.

Preiss is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,635 people, or 1 in 30,552. In Germany Preiss is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany Preiss exists in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Preiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Preiss last name rose 1,461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,030 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Preiss surname 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preisse9221/
Preiess921/
Press9118,562/
Preis9111,514/
Priss91441/
Preuss8313,432/
Presse833,028/
Priess832,112/
Preisz83846/
Pruess83663/
Preihs83266/
Preyss83175/
Preist83155/
Praiss83151/
Prisse83149/
Proess8334/
Preish8333/
Prejss8332/
Preise8327/
Preijs8315/
Proiss8314/
Pruiss8310/
Preias832/
Preass831/
Praess831/
Preios831/
Preisė831/
Preits831/
Preess830/
Pris801,095/
Pres80834/
Prei80200/
Preissová80101/
Preissova803/
Preusse77794/
Preisch77160/
Prowess773/
Preitts771/
Prestsh771/
Priyass771/
Hpreuss771/
Priiess771/
Preuhss771/
Prejish771/
Pressce770/
Prissth770/
Pries738,323/
Preiß737,985/
Prest736,169/
Prass732,742/
Pruis731,435/
Prais731,235/
Preus731,101/
Preys731,008/
Prijs73876/
Prejs73783/
Presz73630/
Prise73534/
Preas73533/
Prist73464/
Prues73444/
Praes73413/
Prees73197/
Prets73168/
Prois73125/
Prøis7390/
Prish7370/
Proes7359/
Presh7356/
Preit7355/
Prios7354/
Pryes7350/
Preiz7341/
Prehs7341/
Pryss7336/
Preij7323/
Preid7319/
Prese7318/
Preji7313/
Przes738/
Presd735/
Pìres734/
Prisp732/
Prisz732/
Preić732/
Prgis731/
Prisd731/
Prres731/
Phres731/
Preia731/
Ppres731/
Preip730/
Presr730/
Preisová71136/
Preische7133/
Pressová7115/
Preisova7110/
Pressova719/
Preuschs710/
Pre674,494/
Prasse672,120/
Prajes671,896/
Praise671,275/
Pri67981/
Proios67775/
Presch67717/
Preest67538/
Preast67527/
Preuhs67425/
Priehs67264/
Preidt67234/
Pruijs67153/
Proias67150/
Pruehs67136/
Preusz67118/
Prauss6798/
Prejas6794/
Preese6784/
Prestt6779/
Prease6779/
Prestø6770/
Priyas6763/
Preysz6753/
Priesz6753/
Prassd6730/
Prisch6724/
Preyse6722/
Preyas6719/
Preussová6718/
Praass6715/
Preice6713/
Pretts6713/
Prajis6712/
Presce6712/
Proyss6711/
Prayes6711/
Prijas6710/
Prayss678/
Prysse678/
Prehst678/
Praisz678/
Praias677/
Proies677/
Praist677/
Bprges677/
Prejsz677/
Prisce676/
Preich676/
Preiszová675/
Preiße675/
Preuse675/
Praesh674/
Prisht674/
Prajss674/
Pruesz673/
Preizz673/
Projis673/
Preesh672/
Priyes672/
Prishe672/
Preash672/
Preitt672/
Preshe672/
Preyus672/
Preasd672/
Preyes672/
Preyhs672/
Proits672/
Projes672/
Priesh671/
Preets671/
Praesz671/
Preeds671/
Preeji671/
Prehas671/
Preicz671/
Prejid671/
Prespp671/
Pretsh671/
Preust671/
Preysh671/
Prgeas671/
Prasds671/
Prawes671/
Prishd671/
Prrish671/
Pruits671/
Phrish671/
Phrist671/
Proise671/
Praits671/
Priias671/
Preussova671/
Prejes671/
Proues671/
Prouss671/
Proehs671/
Pruise671/
Preiyz671/
Phries671/
Pristh671/
Prowes670/
Prashs670/
Preush670/
Pruesh670/
Preats670/
Pruyis670/
Pruist670/
Phreys670/

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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 Preiss
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