Priess Surname
Approximately 2,112 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 908 | 1:399,184 | 34,943 |
| Germany | 536 | 1:150,197 | 18,035 |
| Denmark | 343 | 1:16,457 | 1,620 |
| Brazil | 155 | 1:1,381,125 | 46,713 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
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.
Priess Demographics
Average Priess Salary in
United States
$46,061 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Priess Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Priess Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Priess is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Priess.
How Common Is The Last Name Priess? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 198,086th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,450,543 people. It occurs mostly 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.
Priess is most common in The United States, where it is held by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States Priess is most frequent in: Nevada, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.
Priess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Priess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Priess last name expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Priess Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Priess surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.92% being 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
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Priess
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis