Pretzer Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pretzer Surname User-submission:

The Pretzer surname means 'person from Pretzsch', a small town in east Germany. It could also be translated from the old German word preetz, meaning 'person that lives by a river'.

Pretzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9991:362,82232,330
Germany5421:148,53417,848
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Pretzer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pretzer surname means 'person from Pretzsch', a small town in east Germany. It could also be translated from the old German word preetz, meaning 'person that lives by a river'.

- mikepret

Pretzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pretzer is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 251,650th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,629,953 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Pretzer are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 999 people, or 1 in 362,822. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent are found, Michigan, where 24 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Pretzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pretzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pretzer surname grew 1,281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pretzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pretzer surname are 27.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pretzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 136.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,900 per year; in United States they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $48,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preutzer938/
Praetzer931/
Preetzer931/
Prestzer931/
Pretzier930/
Prezer9236/
Pretze9220/
Protzer86178/
Pretser86101/
Pratzer8699/
Pritzer8677/
Preizer8651/
Pretzie8619/
Prietze8616/
Prätzer8612/
Preyzer8610/
Preczer868/
Pertzer861/
Pretzet861/
Preezer860/
Preze8364/
Prettser8092/
Preiczer8044/
Pritzert8022/
Pretcher8020/
Pritzier802/
Pirzer77999/
Prazer77650/
Prizer77281/
Prozer7757/
Pritze7716/
Preyze7716/
Preeze7711/
Perzer7710/
Pryzer772/
Preize772/
Prezey771/
Prezea771/
Preaze771/
Prezee771/
Prezze771/
Precer771/
Predze771/
Pretscher75342/
Prägitzer7529/
Precher7121/
Praizer7117/
Prayzer7116/
Pratser7110/
Prazier718/
Precier717/
Prajzer713/
Prizzer711/
Prytser711/
Prozher711/
Preycer711/
Perczer711/
Preicer710/
Phrazer710/
Protcer710/
Pratcer710/
Prezi671,091/
Preacher67504/
Prize67304/
Pritcher67186/
Prajczer6763/
Pryze6715/
Prájczer679/
Pritsert679/
Praiczer674/
Preicher672/
Prathcer672/
Pritscer671/
Prezy671/
Pfrötzscher671/
Phraizer671/
Preacehr671/
Preecher670/
Phrazier670/

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