Prahm Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4491:179,29920,982
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Denmark351:161,27813,908
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Prahm (15) may also be a first name.

Prahm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prahm is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prahm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prahm is the 459,598th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. Prahm is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Prahm are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name Prahm is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 179,299. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Bremen, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Prahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prahm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prahm surname rose 1,064 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prahm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prahm surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prahm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 234.52% more than the national average, earning R 794,940 per year and in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,724 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prahme9139/
Praham9116/
Prathm911/
Hprahm911/
Pram8933,069/
Praheim832/
Prahaim831/
Prame80324/
Praum80182/
Prohm80167/
Pream80164/
Praim8085/
Praëm8056/
Pramm8023/
Phram8011/
Praam8010/
Prgam805/
Praym801/
Prhom801/
Praime73112/
Pramme73106/
Phraim734/
Prohym731/
Preame731/
Phrame730/
Prom6738,703/
Pramova6770/
Prattmd671/

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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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  • 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 Prahm
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