Prøitz Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Prøitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prøitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway631:81,62411,355
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pritz (2,198) are calculated separately.

Prøitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prøitz has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as: Pritz. For other potential spellings of Prøitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prøitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prøitz is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Prøitz reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 81,624. In Norway Prøitz is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Barring Norway it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Prøitz Last Name Statistics demography

Prøitz earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning 301,209 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pritz972,198/
Prietz83941/
Preitz8386/
Pritze8316/
Prøytz8311/
Praitz832/
Prittz831/
Pritzs830/
Pruitz830/
Priz801,898/
Pretz731,317/
Prytz731,269/
Prütz73810/
Prits73499/
Priez73444/
Praiz73335/
Prutz73204/
Prätz7359/
Pricz7352/
Preiz7341/
Prizz733/
Pritc732/
Pìriz731/
Pruiz730/
Pristzch712/
Pritzsch710/
Pritts671,919/
Preetz67366/
Pruetz67158/
Preutz67103/
Pritch6787/
Prietzsch6752/
Pritzsche6735/
Pretze6720/
Prydtz677/
Pritss675/
Prettz674/
Preizz673/
Proits672/
Praits671/
Preicz671/
Pruits671/
Pritsh671/
Preits671/
Projtz671/
Pritszche671/
Priets670/

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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 Prøitz
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