Pruefer Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pruefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pruefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pruefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pruefer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pruefer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruefer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pruefer is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. Pruefer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pruefer live; 54 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 44 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and Rhode Island, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Pruefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pruefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pruefer surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pruefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pruefer are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Pruefer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning $55,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning $64,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruefert9321/
Prueffer931/
Prufer92213/
Priefer86401/
Preefer8672/
Preifer8616/
Pruffer864/
Preufer861/
Prufier860/
Preiffer8072/
Preifert802/
Prieffer801/
Preuffer801/
Preufert800/
Prüfer773,680/
Prifer77106/
Pfreiffer751/
Proudfert750/
Prüfert71475/
Prüffer7133/
Priffer7118/
Praifer713/
Pfroepffer711/
Pfrifer711/
Pfriffer673/
Proudfir670/
Prüferová631/
Pruifoy574/
Proudfire504/

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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 Pruefer
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