Preuss Surname
Approximately 13,432 people bear this surname
Preuss Surname User-submission:
This is a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) regional surname for someone from Prussia (German Preussen), a former state of northern Germany. It is derived from the ethnic name of the Pruzzen, a Baltic people displaced by the Germans during the 13th century.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,405 | 1:14,895 | 1,945 |
| United States | 3,366 | 1:107,682 | 11,779 |
| Brazil | 1,728 | 1:123,886 | 4,688 |
| Poland | 707 | 1:53,761 | 8,467 |
| Israel | 304 | 1:28,150 | 4,072 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| Canada | 221 | 1:166,722 | 16,788 |
| Denmark | 206 | 1:27,402 | 2,825 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| France | 119 | 1:558,174 | 75,634 |
| Switzerland | 102 | 1:80,519 | 9,217 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Chile | 87 | 1:202,488 | 6,415 |
| Paraguay | 66 | 1:109,648 | 2,491 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Austria | 50 | 1:170,309 | 22,149 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 170 | 1:295,404 | 23,539 |
Preuss (15) may also be a first name.
Preuss Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) regional surname for someone from Prussia (German Preussen), a former state of northern Germany. It is derived from the ethnic name of the Pruzzen, a Baltic people displaced by the Germans during the 13th century.
- haffman97Preuss Demographics
Average Preuss Salary in
United States
$45,942 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Preuss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preuss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Preuss (Russian: Преусс) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Preuss? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,100th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 542,551 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Preuss reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 5,405 people, or 1 in 14,895. In Germany Preuss is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany Preuss occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
Preuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Preuss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preuss surname expanded 1,980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,088 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Preuss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Preuss surname are 20.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Preuss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning 323,333 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 109.33% more than the national average, earning R 497,436 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Preuss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Preuss in the Russian language | ||
| Преусс | preuss | - |
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Footnotes
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