Prenzel Surname

252,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prenzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prenzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4131:56,9757,362
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia321:843,61652,533
Chile221:800,74917,445
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Prenzel Last Name Facts

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

Prenzel is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prenzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 252,136th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,641,749 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Prenzel are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 56,975. In Germany Prenzel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Prenzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prenzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prenzel surname rose 228 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prenzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prenzel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prenzel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $40,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prentzel9377/
Prenzl923/
Prentzell885/
Prengel86973/
Prinzel8675/
Prencel8659/
Premzel864/
Prensel860/
Prenntzell8224/
Prenzelová821/
Prentsel8015/
Prengiel8010/
Prinzell809/
Premzell808/
Prensell801/
Prentzyl800/
Prentcel800/
Premzl77237/
Prinzl7716/
Printzell7536/
Pringel7130/
Princel711/
Prinsel710/
Prencil710/
Princell67127/
Prinsell6736/
Printzél671/
Prendsil671/
Princl62207/
Prinsl622/
Premsl622/
Princil577/
Princyl571/
Pringil571/
Prinsll571/
Premsil571/
Prinsil571/
Premsilp5313/

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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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  • 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 Prenzel
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