Prieu Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Prieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1431:298,90523,873
France1321:503,20270,199
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Prieu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prieu is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prieu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prieu is the 862,604th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Prieu live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 298,905. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 59 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 17 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Argentina this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Prieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prieu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Prieu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prieus9120/
Priu89110/
Prieaux830/
Priou801,934/
Preau80999/
Pruiu80324/
Prehu8099/
Prius8074/
Priju8015/
Preou8015/
Priut806/
Priyu802/
Prițu801/
Prihu801/
Proiou73207/
Priutt7340/
Priyut7328/
Preyus732/
Prehau732/
Priush731/
Prehus731/
Preyou731/
Praiju731/
Prihui731/
Preeut731/
Preeju731/
Prueau731/
Progiou6747/
Prehaut6732/
Prehaud6714/
Prió678/
Prihoiu672/
Preujou671/
Prihust671/
Pruiutt671/
Prehiou671/
Prehush671/
Pryu671/
Prihoud670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Prieu
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