Pruter Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Pruter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pruter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
Israel331:259,32223,464
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Prüter (633) are calculated separately.

Pruter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pruter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Prüter. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pruter is the 642,991st most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pruter are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent reside, Kansas, where 16 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Pruter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pruter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 896 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pruter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pruter surname are 27.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.79% registered with the party.

Pruter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüter94633/
Prueter92394/
Preuter92388/
Pruther924/
Prutier921/
Prouter921/
Pruster920/
Prute915/
Preuster8639/
Proutier8617/
Pruetter861/
Pruitter861/
Pruether860/
Prusster860/
Preuther860/
Proute83105/
Prutej8367/
Proter8367/
Preute8345/
Prutey8311/
Priter8311/
Prutte833/
Pruite833/
Prutes832/
Prutei831/
Pruste831/
Praute830/
Pruitte77374/
Protter77139/
Prutoey7731/
Proutey7729/
Prother7717/
Pritter7711/
Prushte7711/
Proutet7710/
Pruthee778/
Prusthe778/
Prieter777/
Prüther775/
Proeter772/
Proutes771/
Prouste771/
Pruttie771/
Prustee771/
Pruthej771/
Prither770/
Proutte770/
Pruta73261/
Prote73151/
Pruti7366/
Pruty7317/
Prusthet713/
Prottier711/
Pruittjr711/
Preuteas711/
Phritter710/
Prouttee710/
Prietter710/
Prusti677,584/
Prouty675,614/
Pruthi673,199/
Pruiti671,452/
Protte67506/
Prothe67342/
Prutti67250/
Protea67111/
Prutis6741/
Protee6736/
Pruthy6726/
Prauta6720/
Proete6718/
Prustheth6716/
Protei6712/
Protey676/
Phruti674/
Prutha673/
Pruhty673/
Prutty671/
Prauti671/
Prouta671/
Prudty671/
Pruity671/
Prujti671/
Prutta671/
Proote671/
Protir671/
Prouti671/
Prouté671/
Prauty670/
Prutid670/

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Pruter Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pruter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis