Prifer Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Hungary

Prifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Hungary361:272,67421,202
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Prifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prifer (Russian: Прифер) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prifer is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Prifer is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Prifer live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,002,564. In Russia it is most common in: Rostov Oblast, where 94 percent live and Udmurt Republic, where 6 percent live. Barring Russia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Prifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prifer last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prifer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Prifer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.08% more than the national average, earning $66,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priefer92401/
Priffer9218/
Preifer9216/
Prifert9214/
Praifer923/
Pfrifer921/
Preiffer8672/
Pfriffer863/
Preifert862/
Prieffer861/
Prüfer833,680/
Prufer83213/
Prefer83104/
Pryfer8364/
Prifej833/
Priefe830/
Priffe830/
Pfreiffer801/
Prüfert77475/
Pruefer77152/
Preefer7772/
Preffer7770/
Prüffer7733/
Prefere776/
Pruffer774/
Pryffer772/
Prifeez771/
Preufer771/
Prefier771/
Prufier770/
Prefert770/
Prifferova752/
Prefe735/
Prifa733/
Prifi732/
Prueffer711/
Preuffer711/
Priffets710/
Prefet6719/
Prifit673/
Prefre673/
Prefie672/
Préfet671/
Pritfi671/
Prefed671/
Prüferová671/

Prifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prifer in the Russian language
Приферprifer-

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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
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  • 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 Prifer
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