Prifti Surname

52,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Prifti Surname User-submission:

The Prifti surname means 'priest' in Albanian.

Prifti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6,8041:42822
Greece2,0321:5,453577
United States5211:695,69955,085
Italy1101:555,97053,564
Canada711:518,95243,932
Belgium411:280,40633,354
England331:1,688,42669,999
Romania211:956,08952,327
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Prifti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prifti surname means 'priest' in Albanian.

- zdoshi

Prifti Last Name Facts

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

Prifti is most common in Albania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prifti? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prifti is the 52,604th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 749,748 people. The last name Prifti is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Prifti live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Prifti is most widely held in Albania, where it is carried by 6,804 people, or 1 in 428. In Albania Prifti is primarily concentrated in: Fier County, where 43 percent are found, Tirana County, where 17 percent are found and Berat County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Albania this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Prifti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prifti surname are 19.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prifti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.64% less than the national average, earning €6,714 per year; in Norway they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning 296,311 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $41,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priftis921,310/
Priftai924/
Priftie922/
Prrifti921/
Proiftti861/
Prifte8326/
Prifty8323/
Prefti831/
Prufti831/
Priftaj7753/
Preftai771/
Prefte6720/
Privte672/
Pruvti671/
Prefta671/
Preftaj6213/
Preftes628/

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