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) is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prairie? popularity and diffusion

Prairie is the 214,101st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,791,647 people. The last name Prairie is mostly found 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. It is also the 488,964th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 322 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,208 people, or 1 in 300,049. In The United States Prairie is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Prairie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prairie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prairie last name increased 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prairie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prairie are 10.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.63% being registered with the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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