Priefer Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Priefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1701:473,56241,271
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Poland661:575,89053,502
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Priefer Last Name Facts

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

Priefer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Priefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name Priefer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Priefer reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Priefer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 473,562. In Germany Priefer is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 29 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Poland, where 16 percent live.

Priefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Priefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Priefer surname increased 2,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Priefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Priefer surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Priefer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $44,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priefert93223/
Priesfer931/
Prieffer931/
Prifer92106/
Prefer92104/
Priefe920/
Prieffert881/
Pruefer86152/
Preefer8672/
Preffer8670/
Priffer8618/
Preifer8616/
Prifert8614/
Prefere866/
Priifer865/
Praifer863/
Preufer861/
Pfrifer861/
Prefert860/
Preiffer8072/
Pfriffer803/
Preifert802/
Preuffer801/
Prueffer801/
Preufert800/
Prüfer773,680/
Prufer77213/
Pryfer7764/
Prefre773/
Pfreiffer751/
Prüfert71475/
Prüffer7133/
Pruffer714/
Pryffer712/
Prifferova712/
Pfroepffer711/
Prefier711/
Prufier710/
Prüferová631/
Proudfert630/
Proudfir530/
Proudfire504/

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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 Priefer
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