Priess Surname

198,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Priess Surname Definition:

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

Priess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
Germany5361:150,19718,035
Denmark3431:16,4571,620
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Austria481:177,40522,887
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France101:6,642,272293,169
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
England41:13,929,515290,718
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Priess 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

Priess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priess occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Priess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,086th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,450,543 people. The last name Priess is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Priess are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Priess is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States Priess is most numerous in: Nevada, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 16 percent are found.

Priess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Priess has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Priess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Priess surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Priess earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $46,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priesse924/
Preiess921/
Priesst921/
Priiess921/
Press9118,562/
Pries918,323/
Priss91441/
Priest8333,483/
Preuss8313,432/
Preiss837,844/
Presse833,028/
Pruess83663/
Priese83466/
Priehs83264/
Preyss83175/
Praiss83151/
Prisse83149/
Priesz8353/
Proess8334/
Prejss8332/
Proiss8314/
Pruiss8310/
Proies837/
Priyes832/
Priesh831/
Preass831/
Praess831/
Phries831/
Priiss831/
Preess830/
Priets830/
Pris801,095/
Prie80847/
Pres80834/
Preusse77794/
Priyesh77161/
Priesch7773/
Preisse7721/
Prijesh777/
Priisse774/
Prowess773/
Priehse772/
Prahies772/
Prestsh771/
Priyass771/
Hpreuss771/
Priejes771/
Preuhss771/
Prohies771/
Priestt770/
Pressce770/
Prieshe770/
Prissth770/
Price73451,693/
Preis7311,514/
Prest736,169/
Prier732,337/
Prieß732,296/
Pruis731,435/
Prais731,235/
Preus731,101/
Preys731,008/
Prijs73876/
Prejs73783/
Priet73745/
Presz73630/
Prise73534/
Preas73533/
Prist73464/
Priez73444/
Prues73444/
Praes73413/
Prüss73200/
Prees73197/
Prets73168/
Prois73125/
Prøis7390/
Prish7370/
Priis7363/
Proes7359/
Presh7356/
Prios7354/
Pryes7350/
Prehs7341/
Pryss7336/
Priep7328/
Prese7318/
Pried739/
Priea738/
Przes738/
Presd735/
Priey735/
Pìres734/
Prije734/
Prisp732/
Priee732/
Prisz732/
Prgis731/
Prieh731/
Prisd731/
Priys731/
Prres731/
Phres731/
Priex731/
Prieś731/
Ppres731/
Prioe730/
Priie730/
Prietsch71306/
Priescht7117/
Pressová7115/
Pressova719/
Priestch712/
Prigge's711/
Prijeesh711/
Preuschs710/
Prajes671,896/
Praise671,275/
Prietz67941/
Preisz67846/
Proios67775/
Presch67717/
Preest67538/
Preast67527/
Preuhs67425/
Preihs67266/
Prüsse67178/
Preist67155/
Pruijs67153/
Proias67150/
Pruehs67136/
Preusz67118/
Preissová67101/
Prauss6798/
Prejas6794/
Preese6784/
Prestt6779/
Prease6779/
Prestø6770/
Priyas6763/
Preysz6753/
Priche6749/
Priher6747/
Projie6744/
Preish6733/
Preise6727/
Priece6724/
Prisch6724/
Preyse6722/
Preyas6719/
Preussová6718/
Preijs6715/
Prjesh6714/
Preice6713/
Pretts6713/
Prajis6712/
Presce6712/
Proyss6711/
Prayes6711/
Praice6711/
Prijas6710/
Priett679/
Prayss678/
Preiye678/
Prysse678/
Prehst678/
Praisz678/
Praias677/
Praist677/
Bprges677/
Prejsz677/
Prisce676/
Preiße675/
Preuse675/
Praesh674/
Prisht674/
Prajss674/
Prihce674/
Phriep673/
Pruesz673/
Preissova673/
Projis673/
Preesh672/
Pprice672/
Prishe672/
Preash672/
Preshe672/
Preyus672/
Pruice672/
Preasd672/
Preyes672/
Preyhs672/
Proits672/
Projes672/
Prietp672/
Preias672/
Prihed672/
Preets671/
Praesz671/
Preeds671/
Prehas671/
Prespp671/
Pretsh671/
Preust671/
Preysh671/
Prgeas671/
Prawes671/
Priehe671/
Prihey671/
Prioie671/
Prishd671/
Prrish671/
Pruits671/
Phrish671/
Phrist671/
Bprice671/
Prrier671/
Pryice671/
Proise671/
Praits671/
Prrice671/
Priysh671/
Priyst671/
Prihei671/
Priias671/
Preussova671/
Preios671/
Preisė671/
Preits671/
Prejes671/
Proues671/
Prouss671/
Proehs671/
Pruise671/
Praiez671/
Pristh671/
Priedt671/
Prowes670/
Preush670/
Pruesh670/
Preats670/
Pruyis670/
Pruist670/
Phreys670/

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