Prajescu Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Prajescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prajescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3071:65,4007,858
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Prăjescu (113) are calculated separately.

Prajescu Last Name Facts

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

Prajescu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Prăjescu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prajescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prajescu is the 821,713th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Prajescu live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 65,400. In Romania it is most frequent in: Neamț County, where 30 percent reside, Bacău County, where 28 percent reside and Constanța County, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Prajescu Last Name Statistics demography

Prajescu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prăjescu96113/
Prajeseu882/
Prajascu881/
Priescu80296/
Prajusup754/
Prăjăscu751/
Praisu7130/
Praiju711/
Prajju711/
Priyasu674/
Preyasu671/
Proicou5326/
Proseku537/
Preujou531/
Proiskou5063/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Prajescu
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