Prieto Surname

1,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Prieto Surname Definition:

One with a dark or swarthy complexion; the close-fisted, narrow-minded, mean man.

Ancient and very common surname originating in Santander, and also found in Asturias, Burgos, and Andalusia. Derived from latin "pectus" or "pectoris" meaning of brackish color.

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Prieto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain77,1791:60650
Colombia50,9461:938199
Mexico44,9751:2,760394
Venezuela32,2941:935178
Argentina20,5231:2,083272
United States19,5741:18,5172,330
Cuba15,7221:733122
Paraguay14,8471:487129
Philippines10,0991:10,025949
Peru8,2321:3,861632
Chile6,5771:2,678444
Brazil5,2941:40,4371,642
Ecuador3,6601:4,346737
France2,3531:28,2293,435
Uruguay2,2291:1,540187
Bolivia1,4701:7,222892
Dominican Republic1,2791:8,157723
El Salvador5421:11,705729
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
Costa Rica4141:11,546538
Puerto Rico3991:8,898475
England3031:183,88816,484
Guatemala3031:53,0782,319
Honduras2781:31,7141,017
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2551:144,49314,820
Australia2281:118,40213,082
Switzerland2171:37,8485,453
Panama1721:22,7461,455
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Nicaragua1101:54,7371,472
Andorra1061:791129
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Trinidad and Tobago881:15,5001,955
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Italy651:940,87268,025
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Israel401:213,94120,390
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Guam251:6,405908
Aruba231:4,499638
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Wales61:515,75523,171
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Curaçao41:39,312638
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

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

Prieto (302) may also be a first name.

Prieto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One with a dark or swarthy complexion; the close-fisted, narrow-minded, mean man.

Ancient and very common surname originating in Santander, and also found in Asturias, Burgos, and Andalusia. Derived from latin "pectus" or "pectoris" meaning of brackish color. Also means narrow-minded, illiberal. Also found in Vizcaya.

"Prieto" comes from the word "apretar" from the latin "appectorare" meaning to hold against the chest. It could also mean "apretado" or "espeso" suggesting density of a forest. The word also suggests something dark.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander. Later extended to all of the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Prieto Last Name Facts

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

Prieto (Arabic: برييتو, Russian: Прието) has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also be found in the variant forms: Prietô. Click here for other possible spellings of Prieto.

How Common Is The Last Name Prieto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,705th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 22,609 people. The last name Prieto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Prieto reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Prieto is also the 506,891st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 302 people.

It is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 77,179 people, or 1 in 606. In Spain Prieto is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 18 percent live, Madrid, where 17 percent live and Castile and León, where 15 percent live. Aside from Spain this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 14 percent live.

Prieto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prieto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prieto surname grew 37,642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prieto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prieto last name are 42.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prieto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning €28,658 per year; in Norway they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning 327,888 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,833 per year; in South Africa they earn 86.96% less than the national average, earning R 30,996 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $27,019,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $54,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prietô941/
Prietos92897/
Prietto92547/
Priesto9210/
Proieto928/
Prietoo923/
Prrieto922/
Preieto922/
Hprieto921/
Pprieto921/
Prietoi921/
Preto9110,124/
Prito91561/
Proietto863,388/
Pretto838,373/
Presto835,233/
Pritos83820/
Pretot83773/
Preato83344/
Pristo83204/
Prioto83165/
Preito83155/
Prieta8389/
Pretos8376/
Praito8350/
Pretou8336/
Preeto8318/
Pritto8317/
Proeto8312/
Pritoi836/
Proito834/
Pridto833/
Prizto832/
Pretoo832/
Prueto832/
Pretoa831/
Pritoo831/
Pritou831/
Pritoy831/
Pretoy831/
Preyto831/
Priestoph8010/
Priotto771,256/
Proetto77332/
Priyoto77223/
Prestot77184/
Preiato77144/
Projeto77132/
Prajito7782/
Preatto7758/
Priyato7737/
Pristou7730/
Prestoy7729/
Prestoz7716/
Phraito7715/
Priesta7711/
Preitos777/
Pristot776/
Prestou776/
Prayito774/
Prayeto774/
Preztos774/
Pressto774/
Pritosh773/
Prietta773/
Prestto773/
Pristop772/
Prestop771/
Prestos771/
Prechto771/
Pritout771/
Prethou771/
Pretois771/
Pretous771/
Prettou771/
Preztto771/
Pruitto770/
Pritoch770/
Prietha770/
Priesthood751/
Preta73549/
Prita73492/
Pruto73396/
Preťo73236/
Prêto733/
Pryto731/
Priestap71238/
Priestas71155/
Proietta71117/
Projetto7196/
Priestad7132/
Prestosh7131/
Pristoop7118/
Prestosz717/
Pristosh717/
Prestood714/
Priestat712/
Prestoop712/
Priytosh712/
Prestott711/
Prestotz711/
Priyatos711/
Praihito711/
Prezztto711/
Prestois710/
Preeatho710/
Pristopp710/
Presta675,897/
Pritha672,752/
Prista67576/
Priota67451/
Pretat67393/
Pretta67174/
Preata6753/
Priestast6731/
Prétot6726/
Preeta6723/
Pritas6720/
Pritta6719/
Pretap6718/
Priyatosh6716/
Prayto6713/
Priestash6711/
Pretôt6711/
Pritap679/
Pritat678/
Pretha676/
Prestá676/
Preita674/
Priyta673/
Pretas673/
Praita673/
Priyotosh672/
Proita672/
Prouto672/
Proeta672/
Prgita671/
Prrita671/
Prutto671/
Pretau671/
Prétto671/
Pretah671/

Prieto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prieto in the Russian language
Приетоprieto-
Prieto in the Arabic language
برييتوbryytw-
برياتوbryatw-

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