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

Preyss (Russian: Прейсс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Preyss.

How Common Is The Last Name Preyss? popularity and diffusion

Preyss is the 1,295,379th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Preyss live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Preyss is most widely held 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 live, Ohio, where 19 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 19 percent live.

Preyss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preyss has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Preyss surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preyss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preyss are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preyss
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