Priems Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Priems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Priems Last Name Facts

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

Priems is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 926,175th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name Priems occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Priems reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Priems is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 72,477. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 77 percent live, South Holland, where 7 percent live and Limburg, where 5 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Priems Last Name Statistics demography

Priems earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.02% more than the national average, earning $58,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prims91434/
Prems9181/
Priemsch862/
Preims838/
Primsø833/
Priens832/
Primms832/
Premss831/
Primse830/
Pryims830/
Primsch775/
Prieyns771/
Priense771/
Prienns770/
Primz733/
Prums733/
Priecins712/
Përriens711/
Premsova711/
Premçe6713/
Priins674/
Primce674/
Prayms673/
Premje671/
Primch671/
Prienz670/
Prience62474/
Priince6212/
Priggins5727/
Prymš5513/

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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 Priems
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