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

Prien (Russian: Приен) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prien? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,417th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,520,554 people. The last name 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. Prien is also the 1,448,253rd most common given name in the world It is held by 48 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,219 people, or 1 in 66,042. In Germany Prien is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 35 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Prien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prien has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prien last name expanded 959 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prien Last Name Statistics demography

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