View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Prayer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 343,320^th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,823,545 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Prayer live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Prayer is also the 159,019^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,212 people.

The last name Prayer is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States Prayer is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and Mississippi, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Prayer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Prayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prayer last name increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prayer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Prayer last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prayer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning €30,407 per year and in United States they earn 30.27% less than the national average, earning $30,087 USD per year.