Prichards Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Prichards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prichards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales361:43,5672,298
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Prichards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prichards is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prichards? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Prichards is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Prichards live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 50 percent live and New Jersey, where 50 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 25 percent live.

Prichards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prichards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prichards last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Prichards
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