Prüsse Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prüsse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prüsse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Prusse (379) are calculated separately.

Prüsse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prüsse is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as: Prusse. For other possible spellings of Prüsse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prüsse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prüsse is the 1,281,391st most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Prüsse are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Bremen, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany Prüsse is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prusse94379/
Prüss91200/
Prüser83597/
Prisse83149/
Prosse8328/
Prühse831/
Prüs8076/
Preusse77794/
Prossie7796/
Pruesse7764/
Prausse7714/
Prussey7711/
Priesse774/
Prissey772/
Prusser771/
Prousse771/
Prossee770/
Prose731,004/
Prise73534/
Pruse73501/
Prühs73374/
Prüße73265/
Prüst7333/
Prūse732/
Prüsa731/
Preusser711,290/
Prusseit71122/
Prussech711/
Priessey711/
Prousser710/
Prause675,527/
Prouse672,733/
Priess672,112/
Pruset671,732/
Pruess67663/
Priese67466/
Prusis67344/
Prossi6787/
Prosie6781/
Pruser6776/
Prosee6775/
Prossy6740/
Prussa6737/
Prussi6727/
Prissy6722/
Prosey6721/
Prüsch6720/
Proshe6717/
Prossé6711/
Proese679/
Prūsis678/
Prossa676/
Prusys675/
Preuse675/
Proose673/
Proseh672/
Prishe672/
Prissi672/
Prisea671/
Prisie671/
Prusee671/
Prusey671/
Prisey671/
Pruise671/
Prousseit671/
Prissé671/
Priseh671/
Prushe670/
Prusie670/

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