Prick Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Prick Surname User-submission:

English origin. 1. Someone who made or used pointed instruments like a needle or a pickaxe. 2. A nickname, such as 'prigg' which could refer to a clever or pushy person. 3.

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Prick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3971:202,78523,220
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Prick (18) may also be a first name.

Prick Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

English origin. 1. Someone who made or used pointed instruments like a needle or a pickaxe. 2. A nickname, such as 'prigg' which could refer to a clever or pushy person. 3. A geographical feature, such as a location with thorny bushes or a pointed mountain peak

- ethantownsend

Prick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prick is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prick? popularity and diffusion

Prick is the 422,566th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Prick live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 202,785. In Germany Prick is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Prick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prick surname fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Pricke913/
Prisck911/
Pruick911/
Prieck910/
Priock910/
Pric89881/
Prik89228/
Preik80164/
Prgic80107/
Prikh8094/
Prikk8083/
Prike8057/
Preck8053/
Pruck8033/
Pruik8032/
Praic8020/
Praik809/
Przic808/
Priec807/
Pryck803/
Phrik803/
Proik802/
Prict801/
Pricc801/
Prhic801/
Prioc801/
Preic801/
Priek801/
Prgik801/
Prickova771/
Prischke771/
Priksz7341/
Proics7340/
Preeck7320/
Prishk734/
Pruict732/
Pritkp731/
Preuck731/
Bpraik731/
Pruicc731/
Proyck731/
Praikh731/
Priocc731/
Preike731/
Prigke730/
Preisgcke713/
Pfrischke711/
Pryk672,306/
Prix67605/
Prek67503/
Pruk67270/
Prec67171/
Pryc6796/
Prig6764/
Prikhch6717/
Pricová6713/
Prikova679/
Uamprik678/
Pricova678/
Preiske673/
Priq671/
Preigke671/
Preikss671/

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