Pretzell Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pretzell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pretzell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pretzell occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretzell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pretzell live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Pretzell is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Hesse, where 30 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Hungary, where 9 percent live.

Pretzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pretzell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pretzell Last Name Statistics demography

Pretzell earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.67% less than the national average, earning $15,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pretzel931,249/
Prezell9310/
Prietzel881,228/
Praetzel88308/
Pretsell88139/
Proetzel889/
Preatzel882/
Preetzel881/
Preczell881/
Priezell881/
Pritzell881/
Prezzell880/
Pratzell880/
Phrezell880/
Preutzel880/
Pretzl86654/
Prezel86104/
Pritzel80500/
Protzel80390/
Pertzel80312/
Prätzel80101/
Pretsel8067/
Pratzel8055/
Prozell8042/
Prötzel8038/
Pirtzel8019/
Perzell805/
Prezuel803/
Priezel802/
Praezel802/
Precell802/
Prazell801/
Prietzl801/
Pärtzel801/
Prezehl800/
Pretgel800/
Pretzschel787/
Przestrzel781/
Prezl771/
Pfertzel75184/
Perczell759/
Pretchel757/
Priczell752/
Prätzelt751/
Prettsel750/
Pritzill750/
Pritzl711,736/
Perzel71321/
Prezil7185/
Prizel7177/
Precel7170/
Prozel7139/
Pirtzl7138/
Pritchell7130/
Pertzl7120/
Prötzl7112/
Prazel712/
Pretschel710/
Percell671,499/
Prechel67551/
Perczel67332/
Protsel67112/
Pertsel6767/
Priecel6750/
Prayzel6741/
Pritsel6718/
Praziel674/
Prozuel672/
Priczel671/
Piertzl671/
Pricell671/
Pyrcell671/
Prazill670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pretzell
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