Prather Surname
Approximately 21,062 people bear this surname
Prather Surname Definition:
(Welsh) The son of Rhydderch or Rhudderch (the reddish-brown one).
Prather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,790 | 1:17,434 | 2,207 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,330 | 1:15,081 | 1,931 |
Prather (173) may also be a first name.
Prather Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Welsh) The son of Rhydderch or Rhudderch (the reddish-brown one).
Prather Demographics
Average Prather Salary in
United States
$40,956 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Prather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Prather is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prather? popularity and diffusion
Prather is the 25,590th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 346,004 people. The surname Prather occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prather live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 694,534th most common first name in the world, borne by 173 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 20,790 people, or 1 in 17,434. In The United States Prather is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Prather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Prather has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prather surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prather Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Prather surname are 19.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.13% registered with the political party.
The amount Prather earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.11% more than the national average, earning $64,644 CAD per year.
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Prather Reference & Research
Prater FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Prater FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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