Where Does The Last Name Pretorian Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pretorian is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretorian? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,263,456^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pretorian reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 153,266. In Romania it is most numerous in: Ilfov County, where 45 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 26 percent reside and Olt County, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.