Preyss Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Preyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Austria341:250,45429,541
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Preyss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preyss (Russian: Прейсс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preyss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preyss is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Preyss occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Preyss are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Preyss is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 36 percent are found, Ohio, where 19 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 19 percent are found.

Preyss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preyss has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Preyss last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preyss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Preyss surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

Preyss earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.54% more than the national average, earning $58,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Press9118,562/
Preys911,008/
Pryss9136/
Preuss8313,432/
Preiss837,844/
Presse833,028/
Priess832,112/
Pruess83663/
Preysz8353/
Proess8334/
Prejss8332/
Preyse8322/
Preyas8319/
Proyss8311/
Prayss838/
Prysse838/
Preyus832/
Preyes832/
Preyhs832/
Preysh831/
Preass831/
Praess831/
Preess830/
Phreys830/
Prey802,155/
Prys80854/
Pres80834/
Preusse77794/
Preysch7725/
Preisse7721/
Preyese7715/
Prowess773/
Preiess771/
Prestsh771/
Preyost771/
Priyass771/
Hpreuss771/
Priiess771/
Preuhss771/
Pressce770/
Preis7311,514/
Pries738,323/
Prest736,169/
Prass732,742/
Preye732,683/
Preya732,362/
Preus731,101/
Prejs73783/
Pryse73745/
Presz73630/
Preas73533/
Prues73444/
Priss73441/
Praes73413/
Pryts73362/
Preyo73360/
Pryds73265/
Pruys73247/
Prees73197/
Prets73168/
Prays7368/
Proes7359/
Presh7356/
Pryes7350/
Prehs7341/
Preyß7329/
Prese7318/
Proys7311/
Przes738/
Prysh738/
Pryst736/
Preey736/
Preyt736/
Presd735/
Priey735/
Prhys734/
Pìres734/
Phrey733/
Preyd731/
Preyj731/
Prres731/
Phres731/
Pryos731/
Prysz731/
Ppres731/
Presr730/
Pressová7115/
Pressova719/
Preeyesh713/
Preuschs710/
Pre674,494/
Prasse672,120/
Prajes671,896/
Pry671,843/
Preisz67846/
Presch67717/
Preest67538/
Preast67527/
Pruyas67522/
Preuhs67425/
Preihs67266/
Priehs67264/
Preist67155/
Praiss67151/
Prisse67149/
Pruehs67136/
Preusz67118/
Preissová67101/
Prauss6798/
Prejas6794/
Preese6784/
Prestt6779/
Prease6779/
Preyat6773/
Preeya6771/
Prestø6770/
Priyas6763/
Prayas6754/
Priesz6753/
Preish6733/
Prassd6730/
Preise6727/
Prysch6720/
Preussová6718/
Praass6715/
Preijs6715/
Proiss6714/
Pretts6713/
Presce6712/
Prydsø6712/
Prayes6711/
Pruiss6710/
Proyas679/
Prehst678/
Proies677/
Prayos677/
Prieye677/
Bprges677/
Prejsz677/
Preyet675/
Preuse675/
Prayst674/
Praesh674/
Prieya674/
Prajss674/
Pruesz673/
Pryscz673/
Preissova673/
Preesh672/
Priyes672/
Prayse672/
Preash672/
Preshe672/
Preyot672/
Preasd672/
Projes672/
Preias672/
Priesh671/
Preets671/
Praesz671/
Preeds671/
Prehas671/
Prespp671/
Pretsh671/
Preust671/
Preyaa671/
Prgeas671/
Prasds671/
Prawes671/
Preyce671/
Preyou671/
Preauy671/
Preussova671/
Preios671/
Preisė671/
Preits671/
Prejes671/
Proues671/
Prouss671/
Proehs671/
Preiyz671/
Phries671/
Preyah671/
Prayts670/
Prowes670/
Prashs670/
Preyed670/
Preytt670/
Preush670/
Pruesh670/
Preats670/
Pruyis670/

Preyss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preyss in the Russian language
Прейссprejss-

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