Priar Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

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

Priar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Priar (46) may also be a first name.

Priar Last Name Facts

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

Priar (Russian: Приар) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Priar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Priar live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 26 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Priar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Priar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Priar surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Priar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Priar are 35.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.05% being registered with the political party.

Priar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $50,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prihar91510/
Priard919/
Priare911/
Prihaar835/
Prrihar831/
Praiyar831/
Prior8041,306/
Prear80100/
Pryar8061/
Priore733,214/
Prihor73165/
Prayor73157/
Prijor7366/
Pryhar7353/
Prehar7334/
Prhyar732/
Praior731/
Préard731/
Pryard731/
Prjhar731/
Prrior730/
Preior730/
Prieor730/
Priharová7124/
Preyear67122/
Prehart6727/
Pruyear6725/
Prayear6721/
Pryhaar671/
Priorre671/
Priorova6263/
Priorová6213/
Pryor6045,677/
Preor6052/
Prjor601/
Pryharova5740/
Pryharová571/
Przeor55392/
Preyor5598/
Pryhor5542/
Prehor5511/
Proyor558/
Projor551/
Preord551/
Pryore550/
Prryor550/
Pruyor550/

Priar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Priar in the Russian language
Приарpriar-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Priar
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