Preter Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Preter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Chile671:262,9327,829
France611:1,088,897118,069
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England121:4,643,172139,951
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Preter (50) may also be a first name.

Preter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preter is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preter is the 559,940th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Preter live; 29 percent live in South America and 19 percent live in Anglo-North America. Preter is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 50 people.

Preter is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Preter is mostly concentrated in: California, where 31 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Preter is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Preter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preter last name expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Preter last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Preter earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $23,492,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.74% more than the national average, earning $70,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prester92690/
Preuter92388/
Preater92223/
Pretter9294/
Prether9272/
Preiter9260/
Preteur9254/
Praeter9229/
Prieter927/
Prezter924/
Proeter922/
Preeter921/
Preyter921/
Pretere920/
Prete9110,294/
Preister86510/
Preterre86348/
Prechter86347/
Preszter86160/
Preaster8684/
Preather8619/
Prettier862/
Presther861/
Praether861/
Praetter860/
Prietter860/
Preester860/
Presster860/
Preuther860/
Preyster860/
Pfrester860/
Prater8325,912/
Preite833,045/
Prette831,432/
Preste831,388/
Pretre831,046/
Pretet83777/
Priete83339/
Pretes83170/
Proter8367/
Perter8352/
Preate8352/
Preute8345/
Preete8341/
Pröter8322/
Pretei8320/
Priter8311/
Pryter839/
Prethe837/
Pirter835/
Pretez833/
Pretie832/
Pretee831/
Preyte830/
Pretir830/
Prestes7740,482/
Prather7721,062/
Pratter77769/
Pfirter77497/
Prister77211/
Prested77185/
Prettie77171/
Protter77139/
Prettre7742/
Prayter7725/
Prother7717/
Prettes7717/
Pritter7711/
Pryster7710/
Preetee779/
Pierter776/
Priette773/
Preites773/
Prestez773/
Praiter772/
Prateer772/
Pertter772/
Prestte772/
Prethes772/
Prestey771/
Poyrter771/
Preitte771/
Preteet771/
Presthe771/
Preates771/
Peirter771/
Pertere771/
Prestet771/
Pretett771/
Prêteur771/
Preethe771/
Preteep771/
Prethep771/
Prestee771/
Presste770/
Pirtter770/
Prechte770/
Prither770/
Preatir770/
Phirter770/
Pryther770/
Prettet770/
Pratier770/
Pearter770/
Preti736,319/
Prety731,318/
Preta73549/
Prite73511/
Prête734/
Preté733/
Prète731/
Pryte731/
Praither7162/
Prayther7138/
Prächter7122/
Priszter718/
Preetesh716/
Preethee715/
Pratther712/
Pretheep712/
Prathier712/
Prestess712/
Préterre712/
Pyrettjr711/
Prestedt711/
Presthee711/
Preattie711/
Priettie711/
Pritherd711/
Pruitter711/
Prottier711/
Presstes711/
Pfierter711/
Poirteir711/
Preteith711/
Preethep711/
Presteis711/
Pfrestes711/
Prichter710/
Preistes710/
Prisster710/
Peartier710/
Preitteu710/
Phritter710/
Pretty678,567/
Presti677,315/
Pretti674,252/
Preety673,132/
Preity671,288/
Preiti67575/
Priety67365/
Prethi67181/
Pretta67174/
Pretis67126/
Prieta6789/
Proite6767/
Prites6756/
Preata6753/
Pritee6740/
Pretio6732/
Priste6730/
Preeta6723/
Pretys6717/
Praite6714/
Prehti6712/
Pretiz678/
Prethy677/
Pretha676/
Preita674/
Pritey673/
Pruite673/
Pritte673/
Pretit672/
Pretay672/
Prétet672/
Prêtet672/
Pretoa671/
Pratir671/
Pritei671/
Pritej671/
Pritet671/
Protir671/
Vpreti671/
Vprety671/
Pretoy671/
Pretyy671/
Prytherth671/
Prreti671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preter
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