Last name Preus (Preus 
, Preu 
, Преус 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Preus is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Poland, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Poland. Much less frequently, Preus is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Preus | Brazil, Germany, Poland, United States, Norway |
| Preu | Brazil, Germany, Poland, United States, Spain |
| Преус | Russia |
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herman amberg preus American writer (1825-1894), NO (b. 1825) |
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| poul arctander preus Norwegian teacher (b. 1779) |
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| adolph carl preus Norwegian minister (1814-1878) (b. 1814) |
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| frederik wilhelm preus Norwegian physician (b. 1815) |
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j. a. o. preus i American politician (1883-1961), US (b. 1883) |
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| christian keyser preus American minister (1852-1921) (b. 1852) |
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robert d. preus American Lutheran Pastor, theologian, Seminary President, Professor of Systematic Theology, US (b. 1924) |
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leif preus Norwegian photographer (1928-2013) (b. 1928) |
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| ove j. h. preus fourth president of Luther College in Decorah, Iwoa (1880-1951) (b. 1880) |
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| wilhelm preus (b. 1883) |
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anne grete preus Norwegian musician (1957-2019), NO (b. 1957) |
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| karl preus (b. 1905) |
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| j. a. o. preus ii Lutheran Pastor, Professor, Seminary President, President of the Lutheran Church--MIssouri Synod, US (b. 1920) |
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| david w. preus American Lutheran minister and presiding bishop (b. 1922) |
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| james samuel preus American Church historian (1933-2001), US (b. 1933) |
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