Preuß Surname

21,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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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Preuß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,9271:3,230339
Austria281:304,12334,120
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

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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Preuß Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preuße911,202/
Preuhß911/
Preß89442/
Preiß807,985/
Prieß802,296/
Preus801,101/
Prauß8095/
Prueß8052/
Preyß8029/
Preße8014/
Preuz802/
Preuss7313,432/
Preuhs73425/
Preusz73118/
Preutz73103/
Preaus7360/
Prauße7340/
Preuch736/
Preuse735/
Preiße735/
Preyus732/
Preust731/
Preuce731/
Preush730/
Pres67834/
Prez67817/
Preusse67794/
Preś67756/
Proß67744/
Preusch67557/
Praß67417/
Prex67120/
Preč6762/
Priß6741/
Preuche676/
Preç674/
Preuhss671/
Preushe671/
Preš671/
Hpreuss671/
Preudst671/
Preć671/
Preutch670/

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