Worldwide, Преториус (Pretorius 
, Pretorious 
, Praetorius 
) is a rare principally masculine, but scarcely female first name. The given name Преториус is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Predominantly, Преториус is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pretorius | South Africa, United States, Zambia, Germany, Namibia |
| Pretorious | Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, United States |
| Praetorius | United Kingdom, South Africa, United States, Sweden, Germany |
| Преториус | Russia |
Preetorius, and Prætorius
Преториус is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .