Prieg Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prieg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prieg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Prieg Last Name Facts

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

Prieg is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Prieg.

How Common Is The Last Name Prieg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Prieg are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prieg is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany Prieg is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 29 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preg89392/
Prig8964/
Priegue83453/
Prigg80772/
Praeg80150/
Preeg8062/
Prike8057/
Pregh8050/
Pregg8013/
Priec807/
Praig804/
Priog803/
Proig802/
Pregs802/
Priek801/
Pfreg801/
Proeg801/
Prigs801/
Priex801/
Presg801/
Phrig800/
Prigh800/
Preig800/
Prigue7396/
Prique7379/
Praigg7332/
Priggs7330/
Pregue7315/
Preigh738/
Pricke733/
Priyag732/
Proiog731/
Pruegg731/
Prjegh731/
Prieks731/
Preisg731/
Proiek731/
Przegh731/
Preiog731/
Preike731/
Praweg731/
Preggs730/
Prieck730/
Preagh730/
Prigke730/
Pric67881/
Prix67605/
Prek67503/
Präg67429/
Prik67228/
Prec67171/
Prieske67163/
Prex67120/
Prisque6788/
Prug6724/
Prigova6720/
Prawiec6711/
Pryg678/
Pregova677/
Pregová675/
Preiske673/
Prehagg672/
Prjg671/
Proiekt671/
Priq671/
Preigke671/
Preague671/
Prietke671/
Priyasg671/
Prieque671/
Prigowa671/
Prriggs670/
Preggue670/
Preiggs670/

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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 Prieg
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