Preiß Surname
Approximately 7,985 people bear this surname
Preiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,742 | 1:10,399 | 1,307 |
| Austria | 232 | 1:36,704 | 5,935 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Prei (200) are calculated separately.
Preiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Preiß occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Prei. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Preiß? popularity and diffusion
The surname Preiß is the 62,816th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 912,654 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Preiß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Preiß is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,742 people, or 1 in 10,399. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany Preiß exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prei | 96 | 200 | / |
| Preiße | 91 | 5 | / |
| Preß | 89 | 442 | / |
| Priß | 89 | 41 | / |
| Preuß | 80 | 24,960 | / |
| Preis | 80 | 11,514 | / |
| Prieß | 80 | 2,296 | / |
| Preit | 80 | 55 | / |
| Prueß | 80 | 52 | / |
| Preiz | 80 | 41 | / |
| Preyß | 80 | 29 | / |
| Preij | 80 | 23 | / |
| Preid | 80 | 19 | / |
| Preße | 80 | 14 | / |
| Preji | 80 | 13 | / |
| Preić | 80 | 2 | / |
| Preia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Praiß | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preip | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pre | 75 | 4,494 | / |
| Pri | 75 | 981 | / |
| Preiss | 73 | 7,844 | / |
| Preuße | 73 | 1,202 | / |
| Preisz | 73 | 846 | / |
| Preihs | 73 | 266 | / |
| Preidt | 73 | 234 | / |
| Preist | 73 | 155 | / |
| Preish | 73 | 33 | / |
| Preise | 73 | 27 | / |
| Preijs | 73 | 15 | / |
| Preice | 73 | 13 | / |
| Preich | 73 | 6 | / |
| Preizz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Preitt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Preias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Preeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preicz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prejid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preuhß | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preios | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preisė | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preiyz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Priy | 67 | 5,334 | / |
| Prue | 67 | 3,912 | / |
| Prit | 67 | 3,020 | / |
| Prio | 67 | 2,267 | / |
| Prey | 67 | 2,155 | / |
| Pree | 67 | 1,966 | / |
| Priz | 67 | 1,898 | / |
| Prai | 67 | 1,224 | / |
| Pris | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Prie | 67 | 847 | / |
| Pres | 67 | 834 | / |
| Preu | 67 | 833 | / |
| Prez | 67 | 817 | / |
| Preś | 67 | 756 | / |
| Prix | 67 | 605 | / |
| Pret | 67 | 485 | / |
| Phri | 67 | 461 | / |
| Prip | 67 | 420 | / |
| Praß | 67 | 417 | / |
| Pred | 67 | 288 | / |
| Prea | 67 | 256 | / |
| Preh | 67 | 246 | / |
| Proe | 67 | 194 | / |
| Preisch | 67 | 160 | / |
| Prii | 67 | 125 | / |
| Prex | 67 | 120 | / |
| Proi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Prye | 67 | 85 | / |
| Preč | 67 | 62 | / |
| Prae | 67 | 33 | / |
| Prep | 67 | 31 | / |
| Preisse | 67 | 21 | / |
| Prhi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ppri | 67 | 18 | / |
| Prejith | 67 | 18 | / |
| Prée | 67 | 16 | / |
| Prij | 67 | 16 | / |
| Përi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Prih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Prui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Prhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Prze | 67 | 9 | / |
| Prid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Preá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Preç | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bpre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pryi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Preiess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pære | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Priň | 67 | 1 | / |
| Priš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prejish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Përe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Przi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vpre | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Preiß
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