von Preyss Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

von Preyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Preyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

von Preyss Last Name Facts

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

The surname von Preyss has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of von Preyss.

How Common Is The Last Name von Preyss? popularity and diffusion

The last name von Preyss is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. von Preyss is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of von Preyss live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname von Preyss is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,411,179. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Denmark it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Prouss805/
van Prey780/
von Pretz7418/
van Price6329/
von Praia631/
van Prooye609/
von Pruitt601/
van Prooije5755/
van Praat53118/
van Pratt5347/
van Prach537/
Van-Praas534/
van Praët531/
van Prooij501/
van Praaph500/

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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
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  • 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 von Preyss
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