Preuß Surname
Approximately 24,960 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 | 24,927 | 1:3,230 | 339 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Preuß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Preuß occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Preuß? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,783rd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 291,969 people. Preuß is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Preuß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 24,927 people, or 1 in 3,230. In Germany Preuß is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany Preuß exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Preuß Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Preuß has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preuße | 91 | 1,202 | / |
| Preuhß | 91 | 1 | / |
| Preß | 89 | 442 | / |
| Preiß | 80 | 7,985 | / |
| Prieß | 80 | 2,296 | / |
| Preus | 80 | 1,101 | / |
| Prauß | 80 | 95 | / |
| Prueß | 80 | 52 | / |
| Preyß | 80 | 29 | / |
| Preße | 80 | 14 | / |
| Preuz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Preuss | 73 | 13,432 | / |
| Preuhs | 73 | 425 | / |
| Preusz | 73 | 118 | / |
| Preutz | 73 | 103 | / |
| Preaus | 73 | 60 | / |
| Prauße | 73 | 40 | / |
| Preuch | 73 | 6 | / |
| Preuse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Preiße | 73 | 5 | / |
| Preyus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Preust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preuce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preush | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pres | 67 | 834 | / |
| Prez | 67 | 817 | / |
| Preusse | 67 | 794 | / |
| Preś | 67 | 756 | / |
| Proß | 67 | 744 | / |
| Preusch | 67 | 557 | / |
| Praß | 67 | 417 | / |
| Prex | 67 | 120 | / |
| Preč | 67 | 62 | / |
| Priß | 67 | 41 | / |
| Preuche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Preç | 67 | 4 | / |
| Preuhss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preushe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hpreuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preudst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preutch | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preuß
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