Pricila Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Pricila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Pricila (21,995) may also be a first name.
Pricila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pricila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pricila (Bengali: প্রীশিলা, Marathi: ीचीला, Oriya: ପିସିଲା) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pricila? popularity and diffusion
Pricila is the 1,871,545th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Pricila are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pricila is also the 35,217th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 21,995 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Pricila is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 72 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 7 percent live and Nyeri County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pricila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pricila in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রীশিলা | prisila | - |
| Pricila in the Marathi language | ||
| ीचीला | icila | - |
| Pricila in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିସିଲା | pisila | 81.25 |
| ପିଶିଲା | pisila | 6.25 |
| ପସିଲା | pasila | 3.13 |
| ପଶିଲା | pasila | 3.13 |
| ପିଶୀଲା | pisila | 3.13 |
| ପିରସିଲା | pirasila | 3.13 |
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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
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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 Pricila
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