Prigent Surname

37,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Prigent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prigent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,3391:4,980400
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
New Caledonia1201:2,302244
Argentina651:657,59145,740
England571:977,51048,999
Canada531:695,20056,020
Guernsey291:2,222539
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Wales41:773,63329,106
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Prigent (18) may also be a first name.

Prigent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prigent is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prigent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prigent is the 37,532nd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 519,426 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Prigent reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Prigent is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 13,339 people, or 1 in 4,980. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 51 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Normandy, where 6 percent are found. Not including France Prigent occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.

Prigent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prigent has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prigent last name increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prigent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prigent surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Prigent earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.43% less than the national average, earning $27,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $55,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priegent932/
Pridgent932/
Prigen9210/
Pridgen867,417/
Pregent86860/
Priggen86165/
Prugent8687/
Prijent8680/
Prégent8643/
Prizent8613/
Priegen862/
Prigend862/
Pricent861/
Prighen860/
Prign830/
Prizgint8043/
Priesent803/
Presient803/
Prijeant802/
Preisgen801/
Prizendt801/
Prichent800/
Prigin7710/
Pregen777/
Pricen774/
Prizen773/
Prisen772/
Prigne771/
Prighn770/
Preign770/
Prizginte751/
Prizgints751/
Present712,454/
Präsent71178/
Prezent7196/
Preisen7157/
Pridgin7145/
Prejent7131/
Predgen7120/
Precent7118/
Présent719/
Prézent717/
Priesen716/
Pruisen712/
Pritcen711/
Pridcen711/
Priggin711/
Pruijen711/
Prisenk710/
Praisen710/
Pridgem710/
Presente671,213/
Prejeant67197/
Pruijsen67196/
Prijn6771/
Prooijen6753/
Précenth6727/
Priehsen6723/
Prezente6715/
Prajzent6715/
Presents676/
Presentz675/
Phraisen674/
Presynte673/
Prayngen672/
Presinte672/
Praisien672/
Prezentz671/
Prisn671/
Presn671/
Preasent671/
Prisinth671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prigent
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