Prairie Surname

214,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Prairie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prairie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2081:300,04927,679
Canada4771:77,2448,680
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Prairie (322) may also be a first name.

Prairie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prairie (Arabic: البراري) occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prairie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 214,101st most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,791,647 people. The surname Prairie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Prairie are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Prairie is also the 488,964th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 322 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,208 people, or 1 in 300,049. In The United States Prairie is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Prairie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prairie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prairie last name increased 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prairie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prairie last name are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prairie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prairies933/
Prairrie932/
Praire92220/
Prarie9225/
Prairi922/
Pririe920/
Praisri8644/
Priorie8615/
Prarrie861/
Praerie861/
Phrarie860/
Prirrie860/
Prearie860/
Prairio860/
Prari839/
Priri837/
Prire834/
Prare831/
Phrairit80302/
Phraisri8011/
Praiares802/
Praisree801/
Prirriet800/
Priori776,408/
Priore773,214/
Prario77206/
Praira77165/
Prirez77128/
Preire77103/
Pratri7793/
Prasri7757/
Prisri7729/
Prayre7721/
Preari778/
Prarit777/
Preare776/
Pratre772/
Prerie771/
Prhari771/
Prarej771/
Prarae771/
Proire771/
Prires771/
Prirer771/
Prirri771/
Praure771/
Priris771/
Pririt771/
Prarer770/
Praris770/
Priree770/
Prajiriyo754/
Prahari71357/
Priyari71113/
Prearis7163/
Priorio7139/
Prayuri7126/
Prujari7122/
Prayari7112/
Preiori718/
Prariya717/
Phrasri717/
Pririya716/
Prasret716/
Prayres715/
Phrarit715/
Pratres714/
Preiriz713/
Prisree713/
Prajari712/
Prathre712/
Praresh712/
Preiore712/
Praysri712/
Prairoj712/
Prerier711/
Pretrie711/
Praraye711/
Prathri711/
Prayare711/
Praihariya711/
Prajeri711/
Praiera711/
Priorre711/
Prehari711/
Proirer711/
Prasrit711/
Proirri711/
Prasree711/
Prattri711/
Preires711/
Priorri711/
Priritt710/
Praerio710/
Prere67324/
Prara6779/
Praharis6735/
Prarj6715/
Prahriya6713/
Prary6712/
Preri6711/
Priyasri6710/
Prira675/
Pryre674/
Prerrier671/
Pratreya671/
Prarheep671/
Prasrest671/
Phrairoj671/
Projirio671/
Pritrich670/
Prathrer670/

Prairie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prairie in the Arabic language
البراريalbrary-
بريريbryry-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prairie
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