Priftis Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Priftis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priftis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,1571:9,5761,225
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Albania61:485,67618,535
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Priftis Last Name Facts

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

Priftis has its highest incidence in Greece. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priftis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Priftis is the 291,938th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Priftis live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

Priftis is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 1,157 people, or 1 in 9,576. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 82 percent live, Thessaly, where 4 percent live and Ionian Islands, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Greece Priftis occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Priftis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Priftis surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Priftis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.62% more than the national average, earning $65,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prifti929,720/
Priftai864/
Priftie862/
Prrifti861/
Proiftti801/
Prifte7726/
Prifty7723/
Prefti771/
Priftaj7153/
Preftes718/
Preftai711/
Prefte6220/
Privte622/
Prefta621/
Preftaj5713/
Prewtice532/

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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 Priftis
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