Preiswerk Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Preiswerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preiswerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1811:45,3756,203
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Preiswerk Last Name Facts

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

Preiswerk is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preiswerk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preiswerk is the 1,058,336th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Preiswerk are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 45,375. In Switzerland Preiswerk is most prevalent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 26 percent are found, Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 26 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Preiswerk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Preiswerk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.3% more than the national average, earning $78,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preiswerck9510/
Preiswerek951/
Preiswerc891/
Presberk821/
Preisberg7811/
Presberg71149/
Pressberg6755/
Prissberg6734/
Preysberg672/
Praserrak671/

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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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  • 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 Preiswerk
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