Prather Surname

25,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Prather Surname Definition:

(Welsh) The son of Rhydderch or Rhudderch (the reddish-brown one).

Prather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,7901:17,4342,207
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Australia561:482,06636,890
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3301:15,0811,931

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Prather Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prather occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Prather.

How Common Is The Last Name Prather? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,590th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 346,004 people. Prather occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prather reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 694,534th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 173 people.

Prather is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 20,790 people, or 1 in 17,434. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Prather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prather last name expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prather Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prather are 19.36% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praither9362/
Prayther9338/
Preather9319/
Pratther932/
Prathier932/
Praether931/
Prathear931/
Pratherp931/
Prasther930/
Prater9225,912/
Prathe922/
Prathet86877/
Pratter86769/
Praster86298/
Prathep86242/
Preater86223/
Prathed86137/
Prether8672/
Praeter8629/
Prayter8625/
Prother8617/
Prathes8612/
Prathee8611/
Prathir863/
Praiter862/
Prateer862/
Prathre862/
Pratthe861/
Praythe860/
Pratere860/
Pratier860/
Prate83423/
Pratheep80284/
Phrathep80229/
Phrathet80128/
Preaster8084/
Prachter8016/
Prathees8010/
Prathesh809/
Protherd802/
Prothere800/
Praythes800/
Praetter800/
Preuther800/
Prates7738,252/
Prathi773,818/
Pratte773,067/
Preter77567/
Prothe77342/
Pratha77286/
Proter7767/
Preate7752/
Pratep7743/
Pratje7727/
Prathy7724/
Pröter7722/
Praite7714/
Praste7711/
Phrate7710/
Pratet7710/
Prated778/
Pratee774/
Pratez774/
Pratie773/
Pratre772/
Prhate771/
Pratei771/
Pratey771/
Pratir771/
Bprate771/
Pratea771/
Praute770/
Pratheesh75312/
Phraithep754/
Praithior750/
Prathip711,544/
Prattes71825/
Prathit71614/
Preuter71388/
Prateep71269/
Protter71139/
Pretter7194/
Pratthi7189/
Phratep7171/
Preiter7160/
Preteur7154/
Prateat7151/
Prattey7148/
Prathiy7148/
Prothet7143/
Pratish7130/
Proster7126/
Prauthi7120/
Prathai7118/
Prothej7118/
Prastes718/
Prathhi717/
Pratoha716/
Prathyi716/
Prattjr716/
Prothes715/
Prothee715/
Pratthy714/
Phrahathet714/
Prasthi713/
Pratesh713/
Pratead713/
Prateet712/
Proeter712/
Prratha712/
Preeter711/
Preyter711/
Praitee711/
Praitte711/
Prraste711/
Prrathi711/
Pratess711/
Protheu711/
Preates711/
Prateis711/
Prouter711/
Prãster711/
Prêteur711/
Prateeh711/
Pratees711/
Prathay711/
Prathid711/
Prhated711/
Phrated711/
Prathis710/
Preatir710/
Pratich710/
Praitha710/
Preathy710/
Prata6746,172/
Prati6710,358/
Preister67510/
Prote67151/
Prathish6737/
Phrathai6728/
Phrathit6726/
Prochter6719/
Proutier6717/
Praty6714/
Proothee6712/
Prateesh676/
Prashthi675/
Prostere672/
Prettier672/
Prathiph671/
Praththi671/
Preattie671/
Praisted671/
Pruitter671/
Prottier671/
Prateish671/
Prathaya671/
Phratted671/
Prothett670/
Prothess670/
Preyster670/

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