Prien Surname

201,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2191:66,0428,448
United States6331:572,60546,957
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Australia491:550,93340,757
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Prien (48) may also be a first name.

Prien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prien (Russian: Приен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prien? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,417th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,520,554 people. The surname Prien occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Prien are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 48 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,219 people, or 1 in 66,042. In Germany Prien is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 35 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Prien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prien has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prien last name grew 959 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prien Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prien surname are 25.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prien earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.74% less than the national average, earning $40,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priehn9131/
Priean9128/
Priyen9110/
Prient912/
Prihen911/
Pryien911/
Priene911/
Priend911/
Prioen911/
Preien911/
Prin894,915/
Pren892,124/
Priggen83165/
Prijent8380/
Preisen8357/
Prießen8336/
Pragien839/
Priesen836/
Prawien835/
Pruisen832/
Priyent831/
Priecin831/
Pruijen831/
Praisen830/
Pfriend830/
Pring8015,561/
Print806,201/
Priem805,273/
Prina804,693/
Prehn803,832/
Prein801,488/
Preen801,251/
Prent801,238/
Prain80894/
Prenn80750/
Pruin80667/
Prinn80391/
Prion80380/
Preng80304/
Prgin80198/
Preun80139/
Pryen80116/
Preyn8076/
Prijn8071/
Pruen8063/
Proen8048/
Prean8039/
Prend8039/
Phrin8022/
Proin8016/
Praen8010/
Phren809/
Prind803/
Primn802/
Priin802/
Priyn802/
Bprin802/
Pryin802/
Premn801/
Prihn801/
Prisn801/
Hprin801/
Presn801/
Pruissen77354/
Pruijsen77196/
Phraiyen77170/
Priesing77123/
Prooijen7753/
Priehsen7723/
Priessen7716/
Phraisen774/
Priesent773/
Praisien772/
Prijeant772/
Prienová771/
Prn7521/
Priyan735,075/
Praing731,441/
Pfriem73479/
Prentt73467/
Pruijn73302/
Primne73203/
Prejan73196/
Prawen73191/
Prenth73164/
Premne73127/
Preine73125/
Prijan7352/
Praine7351/
Prajin7348/
Preenh7345/
Prijon7342/
Preyan7332/
Prayin7330/
Prowen7324/
Prehen7323/
Preion7315/
Preuin7314/
Praiin7314/
Praint7313/
Prehan7312/
Prenne736/
Proyen736/
Preang736/
Hpreng734/
Phrain734/
Preian734/
Prendt733/
Preund733/
Priina733/
Prijin733/
Prioan733/
Prayen733/
Prentø733/
Praind732/
Prouen732/
Priyna732/
Projen732/
Prajen732/
Preung732/
Pringh731/
Praion731/
Prehin731/
Preing731/
Prejen731/
Preyen731/
Preyon731/
Priian731/
Primnt731/
Praiem731/
Prying731/
Pruine731/
Projin731/
Proint731/
Princë731/
Prenck731/
Preyin731/
Preent731/
Preint731/
Prejin731/
Prejon731/
Proine731/
P'Prin731/
Prujen731/
Prainn731/
Princc731/
Prihin731/
Pryina731/
Prreen731/
Printt730/
Pryent730/
Pfring730/
Pruyen730/
Phrehn730/
Preoin730/
Prinne730/
Preihn730/
Pruing730/
Pruint730/
Priyne730/
Pruijssen7170/
Preisienė712/
Priessing711/
Vprooijen711/
Praween6727,498/
Prem6721,132/
Prim678,667/
Pryn67961/
Prouten67272/
Priesching67200/
Preuten67120/
Prajina67115/
Pruysen6773/
Prinova6767/
Praying6765/
Prinque6764/
Priyong6744/
Prenova6738/
Prün6736/
Prieschenk6733/
Prooyen6723/
Pringue6722/
Preaten6721/
Priyant6718/
Preatin6712/
Preußen6712/
Praisin6712/
Preusen679/
Preisne678/
Prayeen677/
Prengne677/
Preahin676/
Prhn676/
Priyand676/
Phraiin676/
Prehiem675/
Prehane675/
Phrn675/
Preyong675/
Ppraing674/
Prieschink674/
Preejan674/
Prejane673/
Pøhrenk673/
Prng672/
Preugne672/
Prejant672/
Pørn672/
Prnn672/
Priggin671/
Preeyan671/
Prejeen671/
Preyang671/
Praihan671/
Praiong671/
Prrehan671/
Pruintt671/
Pryaina671/
Pfreund671/
Phriine671/
Pærn671/
Prhaint671/
Prnd671/
Prioian671/
Prawenn671/
Prenque671/
Prousen671/
Prrentt671/
Pruisem671/
Prîn671/
Pprn671/
Praysin671/
Prnq671/
Przn671/
Prrn671/
Priheim670/
Pfreind670/
Phrring670/
Praggen670/
Pfrehan670/
Phreind670/
Preuhan670/
Prayten670/

Prien Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prien in the Russian language
Приенprien-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prien
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