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

The surname Pretorias occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pretorias click here.

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

The last name is the 8,193,072^nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Pretorias are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Other than South Africa Pretorias is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found.