van Praagh Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

van Praagh Surname Definition:

From place name in Czechoslovakia (Prague).

van Praagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

van Praagh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Czechoslovakia (Prague).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Praagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Praagh is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Praagh.

How Common Is The Last Name van Praagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name van Praagh is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of van Praagh reside; 31 percent reside in Australasia and 31 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 62 percent reside, East Sussex, where 14 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England van Praagh exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside.

van Praagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Praagh has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the van Praagh last name increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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