Pridham Surname

178,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Pridham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. A variant of Prudhomme, which see.

Pridham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7411:36,4314,787
Canada6501:56,6866,691
England5021:110,99211,466
United States3921:924,64069,378
Wales431:71,9666,223
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha31:1,951141
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:55,6526,609
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Pridham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. A variant of Prudhomme, which see.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Prudhomme, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pridham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pridham (Hindi: प्रिधम) is found most in Australia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pridham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,005th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,035,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Pridham are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 36,431. In Australia it is most numerous in: South Australia, where 35 percent reside, New South Wales, where 30 percent reside and Victoria, where 18 percent reside. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Pridham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pridham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pridham surname increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pridham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pridham last name are 9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pridham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 234.82% more than the national average, earning R 795,648 per year; in United States they earn 22.55% more than the national average, earning $52,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pridam927/
Prudham86214/
Predham8683/
Pridhan8612/
Praidam861/
Phraidam80450/
Prud'ham8011/
Priodhan801/
Preedham800/
Pridan7773/
Predam774/
Prudam772/
Pridhomme753/
Prudhom71140/
Proidan7147/
Pridane7116/
Predhan718/
Praidan714/
Pridant714/
Predhom712/
Preedam711/
Predeam710/
Pridean710/
Pridgan710/
Prud'hom6747/
Predhome6731/
Pridatin674/
Prudhomm674/
Preadhan673/
Pred'hom671/

Pridham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pridham in the Hindi language
प्रिधमpridhama-

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