176.35 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Pray Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pray (Bengali: প্রায়, Hindi: प्रय, Oriya: ପାୟ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pray? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Pray is the 87,023^rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,317,344 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pray are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pray is also the 314,578^th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 691 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,735 people, or 1 in 76,549. In The United States Pray is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Pray Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pray last name grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pray Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pray are 4.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Pray earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $44,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $45,853 CAD per year.