Preller Surname

155,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Preller Surname Definition:

From Old German Bruhl, a marshy meadow. Similar origin to English word “Imbroglio”. Also derived from Preller (Bruller), one who shouts or roars, i.e. a Town Crier.

Preller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6931:47,5526,231
United States4461:812,68862,481
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Chile1031:171,0345,644
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Czechia131:817,95970,223
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Preller (17) may also be a first name.

Preller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Old German Bruhl, a marshy meadow. Similar origin to English word “Imbroglio”. Also derived from Preller (Bruller), one who shouts or roars, i.e. a Town Crier.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Preller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preller is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preller? popularity and diffusion

Preller is the 155,005th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,575,105 people. The last name Preller is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Preller live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

Preller is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,693 people, or 1 in 47,552. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent reside, Thuringia, where 24 percent reside and Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Preller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preller surname expanded 842 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preller surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Preller earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.49% more than the national average, earning R 302,964 per year and in United States they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $58,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proeller93146/
Prieller9363/
Prellier9329/
Prueller9325/
Presller931/
Prelle92906/
Priller862,394/
Prüller86686/
Pröller86162/
Preiler8642/
Preyler8620/
Preelle869/
Prellir861/
Preulle861/
Prellee861/
Prielle861/
Prelles861/
Präller861/
Praelle861/
Prellea861/
Preeler860/
Pretler860/
Prellie860/
Prelley860/
Prellerová8210/
Preitler80137/
Prelletz8047/
Prettler8011/
Preslley802/
Prillier801/
D'Prelle801/
Presllei801/
Prelli77483/
Prella77232/
Prille7727/
Prelly772/
Pryler771/
Prellé771/
Prölle771/
Preslleis751/
Prle733/
Prelliz7130/
Praelli7125/
Prilles7122/
Pröllerová7116/
Prellis715/
Prillerová712/
Prailer712/
Prellio711/
Prayler711/
Pritler711/
Preslli711/
Prőllerová711/
Pprella711/
Prilley710/
Prittler676/
Prleš672/
Prrrella671/
Prrle671/

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