Prietz Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prietz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prietz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6031:133,50816,273
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Poland691:550,85151,833
France211:3,162,987209,042
Norway61:857,04855,549
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Prietz Last Name Facts

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

Prietz is found most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Prietz.

How Common Is The Last Name Prietz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,286th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Prietz live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 133,508. In Germany Prietz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany Prietz occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Prietz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prietz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prietz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prietz last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prietz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 162.21% more than the national average, earning 907,472 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $51,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prietze9216/
Pritz912,198/
Pretz911,317/
Priet91745/
Priez91444/
Priest8333,483/
Preetz83366/
Prieth83345/
Priete83339/
Pruetz83158/
Praetz83154/
Preutz83103/
Preitz8386/
Prøitz8364/
Priesz8353/
Proetz8337/
Pretze8320/
Pritze8316/
Priett839/
Prettz834/
Prietp832/
Praitz832/
Pryitz831/
Prittz831/
Praiez831/
Priedt831/
Pruitz830/
Pritzs830/
Priets830/
Priz801,898/
Prie80847/
Prez80817/
Prietzsch8052/
Prawetz7728/
Prieste774/
Priests773/
Priette773/
Prietch773/
Priesst771/
Priestp771/
Priestt770/
Preaetz770/
Prietzsche751/
Pries738,323/
Prier732,337/
Prieß732,296/
Prytz731,269/
Preez73901/
Prütz73810/
Pfrez73753/
Prits73499/
Praiz73335/
Prets73168/
Precz73155/
Priit73126/
Pþrez7367/
Prätz7359/
Pricz7352/
Preiz7341/
Pryet7334/
Priep7328/
Përez7327/
Prezz7319/
Priyt7313/
Pried739/
Priea738/
Priec737/
Priey735/
P'Rez735/
Preaz734/
Prije734/
Prizz733/
Pritc732/
Preuz732/
Priee732/
Prrez732/
Pìrez732/
Pėrez732/
Prieh731/
Pìriz731/
Preéz731/
Priex731/
Prieś731/
Prioe730/
Priie730/
Pruiz730/
Pretx730/
Pretzsch711,231/
Prietsch71306/
Priescht7117/
Pristzch712/
Priestch712/
Pritzsch710/
Priess672,112/
Pritts671,919/
Priese67466/
Prawez67346/
Priehs67264/
Pphrez67120/
Prayez67102/
Pritch6787/
Praets6772/
Priche6749/
Priher6747/
Projie6744/
Pritzsche6735/
Priece6724/
Pretts6713/
Prøytz6711/
Preiye678/
Prydtz677/
Prejsz677/
Proetzsch677/
Prechz676/
Pritss675/
Prajez674/
Phriep673/
Prests673/
Preizz673/
Prijit673/
Pretch672/
Proits672/
Prihed672/
Pryett671/
Priesh671/
Preets671/
Prehit671/
Preicz671/
Pretsh671/
Prauez671/
Priehe671/
Prihey671/
Prijiz671/
Prioie671/
Prjait671/
Pruits671/
Pryitt671/
Proutz671/
Phrjit671/
Prrier671/
Pryice671/
Praits671/
Pritsh671/
Priyst671/
Priyte671/
Prihei671/
Preits671/
Projtz671/
Pryite671/
Préget671/
Preiyz671/
Phries671/
Preats670/

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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 Prietz
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