Prieur Surname

38,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Prieur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prieur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,3211:5,867494
Canada1,1801:31,2254,069
United States8061:449,70138,524
Germany891:904,55664,175
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
England351:1,591,94567,242
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Finland101:549,67032,186
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Prieur (57) may also be a first name.

Prieur Last Name Facts

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

Prieur is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Prieur.

How Common Is The Last Name Prieur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,520th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 533,847 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Prieur reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous forename globally, held by 57 people.

The last name Prieur is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 11,321 people, or 1 in 5,867. In France Prieur is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside, Normandy, where 13 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Prieur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prieur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prieur surname rose 2,879 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prieur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prieur last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prieur earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.57% more than the national average, earning 465,733 kr per year; in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prieure92167/
Priur911/
Priour83464/
Priure831/
Prieor830/
Preor7352/
Preijure711/
Przeor67392/
Prihor67165/
Preyor6798/
Prijor6766/
Prehor6711/
Pryeor673/
Praior671/
Pruyor670/
Preior670/
Prjor551/
Prayor50157/
Pryhor5042/
Proyor508/
Projor501/

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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
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  • 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 Prieur
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