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

Pretorius (Russian: Преториус) occurs most in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 5,985^th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 77,323 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pretorius live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089^th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 121 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 89,359 people, or 1 in 606. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa Pretorius is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Pretorius Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pretorius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pretorius last name increased 1,388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pretorius Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pretorius last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Pretorius earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning 287,631 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.26% more than the national average, earning R 409,356 per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $57,544 CAD per year.