Preyer Surname

256,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Preyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8191:442,56338,021
Germany3001:268,35228,532
Austria2911:29,2634,683
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Preyer (27) may also be a first name.

Preyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preyer (Russian: Прейер) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Preyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preyer is the 256,086th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,732,173 people. Preyer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Preyer are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 442,563. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Alabama, where 12 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 19 percent are found.

Preyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preyer last name expanded 1,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preyer surname are 14.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Preyer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.71% more than the national average, earning R 320,124 per year and in United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pryer912,294/
Preer91270/
Preyar831,333/
Prayer831,068/
Proyer83280/
Preuer83274/
Preier83213/
Preyre83103/
Preyor8398/
Prejer8318/
Priyer834/
Pruyer831/
Pryier830/
Pregger7771/
Preiher7711/
Preuher775/
Pregier772/
Praweer772/
Preiere771/
Prayier770/
Prejere770/
Prier732,337/
Prear73100/
Pruer738/
Proer734/
Preir734/
Preur732/
Proyr732/
Praer731/
Preiherr7119/
Präger67949/
Prawer67189/
Práger67162/
Prajer67160/
Prayor67157/
Preire67103/
Projer6793/
Prower6787/
Prauer6750/
Prehar6734/
Priyar6733/
Proier6731/
Preard6727/
Préger6725/
Proyar6724/
Prayar6715/
Preure6714/
Proyor678/
Preare676/
Prayerová676/
Prouer673/
Prujer673/
Pryior672/
Prearp671/
Prayir671/
Preisr671/
Praier671/
Prrier671/
Priyor670/
Pruier670/
Preior670/
Pruyor670/

Preyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preyer in the Russian language
Прейерprejer-

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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
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  • 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 Preyer
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