Prengel Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prengel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prengel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7911:101,77712,617
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Poland731:520,66850,348
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Prengel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prengel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prengel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 369,492nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Prengel live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 101,777. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Prengel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prengel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prengel last name grew 472 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prengel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prengel are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prengel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.41% more than the national average, earning $74,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prengiel9310/
Prenzel861,570/
Prencel8659/
Pringel8630/
Prensel860/
Prgel831/
Prengelová8211/
Prengelova823/
Pregnell80101/
Prenelle8067/
Presnele801/
Prensell801/
Prentcel800/
Presneal800/
Prægel7732/
Prenzl773/
Pringl771/
Presneill75148/
Prenglová751/
Prgl732/
Prinzel7175/
Priniel7159/
Premzel714/
Princel711/
Pringld711/
Pringil711/
Prenzelová711/
Pringll710/
Prinsel710/
Prencil710/
Princell67127/
Presnail6789/
Prinsell6736/
Prinelle6716/
Prinzell679/
Premzell678/
Prenoile670/
Prignell670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Prengel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis