Pries Surname

60,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pries Surname Definition:

(English) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behaviour, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Pries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4351:14,8121,929
United States1,7591:206,06020,213
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Paraguay481:150,7663,103
Australia441:613,53943,545
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Austria251:340,61736,996
England201:2,785,90397,972
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

The alternate forms: Prieś (1) are calculated separately.

Pries (78) may also be a first name.

Pries Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behaviour, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pries Last Name Facts

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

Pries (Hindi: प्रिेस, Marathi: पीरीस, Oriya: ପିଏ) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Prieś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pries? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pries is the 60,522nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 875,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Pries reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Pries is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 78 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 5,435 people, or 1 in 14,812. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 40 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pries has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pries Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pries surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Pries earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning 419,910 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prieś931/
Priest9133,483/
Priess912,112/
Priese91466/
Priehs91264/
Priesz9153/
Proies917/
Priyes912/
Priesh911/
Phries911/
Priets910/
Pris891,095/
Prie89847/
Pres89834/
Priyesh83161/
Priesch8373/
Prijesh837/
Priesse834/
Priehse832/
Prahies832/
Preiess831/
Priesst831/
Priiess831/
Priejes831/
Prohies831/
Priestt830/
Prieshe830/
Price80451,693/
Press8018,562/
Preis8011,514/
Prest806,169/
Prier802,337/
Prieß802,296/
Pruis801,435/
Prais801,235/
Preus801,101/
Preys801,008/
Prijs80876/
Prejs80783/
Priet80745/
Presz80630/
Prise80534/
Preas80533/
Prist80464/
Priez80444/
Prues80444/
Priss80441/
Praes80413/
Prees80197/
Prets80168/
Prois80125/
Prøis8090/
Prish8070/
Priis8063/
Proes8059/
Presh8056/
Prios8054/
Pryes8050/
Prehs8041/
Priep8028/
Prese8018/
Pried809/
Priea808/
Przes808/
Priec807/
Presd805/
Priey805/
Pìres804/
Prije804/
Prisp802/
Priee802/
Prisz802/
Prgis801/
Prieh801/
Prisd801/
Priys801/
Prres801/
Phres801/
Priex801/
Ppres801/
Prioe800/
Priie800/
Prietsch77306/
Priescht7717/
Priestch772/
Prigge's771/
Prijeesh771/
Preuss7313,432/
Preiss737,844/
Presse733,028/
Prajes731,896/
Praise731,275/
Prietz73941/
Preisz73846/
Proios73775/
Presch73717/
Pruess73663/
Preest73538/
Preast73527/
Preuhs73425/
Preihs73266/
Preyss73175/
Preist73155/
Pruijs73153/
Praiss73151/
Proias73150/
Prisse73149/
Pruehs73136/
Preusz73118/
Prejas7394/
Preese7384/
Prestt7379/
Prease7379/
Prestø7370/
Priyas7363/
Preysz7353/
Priche7349/
Priher7347/
Projie7344/
Proess7334/
Preish7333/
Prejss7332/
Preise7327/
Priece7324/
Prisch7324/
Preyse7322/
Preyas7319/
Preijs7315/
Prjesh7314/
Proiss7314/
Preice7313/
Pretts7313/
Prajis7312/
Presce7312/
Prayes7311/
Praice7311/
Pruiss7310/
Prijas7310/
Priett739/
Preiye738/
Prehst738/
Praisz738/
Praias737/
Praist737/
Bprges737/
Prejsz737/
Prisce736/
Preiße735/
Preuse735/
Praesh734/
Prisht734/
Prihce734/
Phriep733/
Pruesz733/
Projis733/
Preesh732/
Pprice732/
Prishe732/
Preash732/
Preshe732/
Preyus732/
Pruice732/
Preasd732/
Preyes732/
Preyhs732/
Proits732/
Projes732/
Prietp732/
Preias732/
Prihed732/
Preets731/
Praesz731/
Preeds731/
Prehas731/
Prespp731/
Pretsh731/
Preust731/
Preysh731/
Prgeas731/
Prawes731/
Preass731/
Priehe731/
Prihey731/
Prioie731/
Prishd731/
Praess731/
Prrish731/
Pruits731/
Phrish731/
Phrist731/
Bprice731/
Prrier731/
Pryice731/
Proise731/
Praits731/
Prrice731/
Priysh731/
Priyst731/
Prierz731/
Prihei731/
Priias731/
Preios731/
Preisė731/
Preits731/
Prejes731/
Proues731/
Proehs731/
Pruise731/
Praiez731/
Priiss731/
Pristh731/
Priedt731/
Prowes730/
Preush730/
Pruesh730/
Preats730/
Preess730/
Pruyis730/
Pruist730/
Phreys730/
Priz671,898/
Prys67854/
Prez67817/
Preusse67794/
Preś67756/
Prix67605/
Preusch67557/
Preß67442/
Preisch67160/
Prajesh67159/
Proesch67147/
Praiseh67134/
Presová67131/
Prex67120/
Presche67112/
Prye6785/
Prüs6776/
Prawesh6769/
Prié6763/
Preč6762/
Prohias6761/
Preijer6746/
Priß6741/
Preysch6725/
Praiash6724/
Preisse6721/
Prisova6716/
Prée6716/
Preyese6715/
Presova6715/
Prji6715/
Prowesh6713/
Prishch6712/
Priyash679/
Prej677/
Prischt676/
Priggis676/
Prajish675/
Preá674/
Pritche674/
Pruitts674/
Priisse674/
Przejsz674/
Preç674/
Preejas673/
Prejesh673/
D'Price673/
Prowess673/
Prietch673/
Prestch672/
Pruesch672/
Preesce671/
Preitts671/
Prestsh671/
Preyost671/
Pravesj671/
Prijash671/
Priyass671/
Praijej671/
Prajees671/
Projesh671/
Phreets671/
Hpreuss671/
Preš671/
Praaise671/
Preushe671/
Pfrisch671/
Preć671/
Priš671/
Preaise671/
Preudst671/
Preuhss671/
Prejish671/
Prouest671/
Proyest671/
Prés671/
Praiche671/
Prowest671/
Prajied671/
Preesht671/
Prge671/
Prje671/
Prayier670/
Pressce670/
Prissth670/
Prujier670/

Pries Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pries in the Oriya language
ପିଏpi'e-
Pries in the Marathi language
पीरीसpirisa-
Pries in the Hindi language
प्रिेसpriesa66.67
प्रिएसpri'esa33.33

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