Pretz Surname

290,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pretz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:763,07159,419
Germany3641:221,16924,820
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
Hungary1031:95,3049,307
Austria791:107,79015,374
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Pretz (51) may also be a first name.

Pretz Last Name Facts

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

Pretz is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pretz.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretz? popularity and diffusion

Pretz is the 290,699th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pretz live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Pretz is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 763,071. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and Kansas, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States Pretz is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Pretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pretz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pretz last name expanded 452 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pretz last name are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Pretz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning $40,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prietz91941/
Preetz91366/
Praetz91154/
Preutz91103/
Preitz9186/
Proetz9137/
Pretze9120/
Prettz914/
Pyretz910/
Prez89817/
Peeretz831/
Pritz802,198/
Protz801,981/
Prytz801,269/
Pratz801,137/
Preez80901/
Pfrez80753/
Pertz80746/
Priez80444/
Prets80168/
Precz80155/
Pirtz8072/
Praez8068/
Pþrez8067/
Prätz8059/
Preiz8041/
Përez8027/
Prezz8019/
Prötz807/
P'Rez805/
Preaz804/
Pìrez802/
Pėrez802/
Prrez802/
Preuz802/
Pyrtz801/
Pretx800/
Pretzsch771,231/
Pphrez73120/
Praets7372/
Prøitz7364/
Protcz7322/
Pyrets7318/
Piertz7317/
Pritze7316/
Pretts7313/
Prattz7312/
Prøytz7311/
Praatz738/
Pratsz737/
Pirtze737/
Prydtz737/
Prechz736/
Preizz733/
Prests733/
Praitz732/
Pretch732/
Projtz731/
Preits731/
Pfertz731/
Preets731/
Peartz731/
Prittz731/
Protsz731/
Pyrttz731/
Pretsh731/
Preicz731/
Preats730/
Pruitz730/
Pritzs730/
Priets730/
Prietzsch7152/
Proetzsch717/
Perz676,259/
Priz671,898/
Pretsch671,031/
Pryz67887/
Prec67171/
Pirz67130/
Preč6762/
Pérz6719/
Preç674/
Preites673/
Hppertz672/
Prestch672/
Phreets671/
Preitts671/
Pressts671/
Prestsh671/
Preates671/
Payrets671/
Preć671/
Pairets671/
Prjz671/
Prettch670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pretz
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