Prüter Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prüter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prüter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5841:137,85216,748
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Pruter (472) are calculated separately.

Prüter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prüter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pruter. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prüter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 515,280th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Prüter are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 137,852. In Germany Prüter is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 66 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Prüter Last Name Statistics demography

Prüter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.45% more than the national average, earning R 383,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruter94472/
Prüther925/
Proter8367/
Priter8311/
Prueter77394/
Preuter77388/
Protter77139/
Prother7717/
Pritter7711/
Prieter777/
Pruther774/
Proeter772/
Prouter771/
Prutier771/
Pruster770/
Prither770/
Prite73511/
Prute735/
Preuster7139/
Proutier7117/
Pruetter711/
Pruitter711/
Prottier711/
Preuther710/
Prietter710/
Prusster710/
Pruether710/
Phritter710/
Priete67339/
Prutej6767/
Pritee6740/
Prutey6711/
Pritte673/
Prutte673/
Pritey673/
Prithe672/
Prüthi671/
Prutei671/
Protir671/
Pruete671/
Pritei671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Prüter
  • 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