Pretzen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pretzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pretzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pretzen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretzen? popularity and diffusion

Pretzen is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pretzen live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent reside and Texas, where 50 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prezen9233/
Protzen86249/
Pritzen8697/
Preczen864/
Pertzen860/
Proetsen801/
Prothzen800/
Prazen7780/
Prizen773/
Pirzen771/
Perzen771/
Prozen770/
Pertgen71117/
Pratzon7115/
Pertsen718/
Perzeen717/
Pretson716/
Predzin714/
Pritzon714/
Protsen713/
Pritcen711/
Precien711/
Perczen711/
Pehrzen711/
Prechen711/
Prazeen711/
Pritsen710/
Phretsin67136/
Phretsan67108/
Pertzing6767/
Preechan677/
Preechon676/
Pritchen676/
Prestson672/
Pretsong671/
Pertchen671/
Phrotsen671/
Pretchan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • 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 Pretzen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis