Pricker Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pricker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pricker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pricker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pricker is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pricker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pricker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pricker is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Pricker occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pricker are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Pricker is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 94 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Pricker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pricker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prickert930/
Pricer92755/
Priker924/
Prisczker881/
Prucker86269/
Pricher86170/
Prikker86107/
Precker8668/
Prizker862/
Prycker862/
Praicer861/
Prikert861/
Preicer860/
Prickerová821/
Pritzker80815/
Pritsker80386/
Preisker8056/
Prishker8054/
Präckert802/
Preicher802/
Preckher802/
Preißker801/
Preacker801/
Preker77338/
Pruker7756/
Prycer7712/
Präker777/
Precer771/
Pryker771/
Pristzker753/
Pritskeir751/
Prekker71229/
Preeker7152/
Prukker7126/
Precher7121/
Pretschker7115/
Prekier7113/
Prajcer7112/
Prücher7110/
Prekehr712/
Preycer711/
Preaker710/
Preacher67504/
Prytsker6772/
Priccojr672/
Pretsker672/
Preacehr671/
Preshker671/
Proysker671/
Praycher671/
Preecher670/

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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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  • 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 Pricker
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