Priggs Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Priggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Priggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priggs has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Priggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Priggs is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Priggs are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Priggs is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Priggs is most common in: Hertfordshire, where 94 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Besides England Priggs occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Priggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Priggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Priggs last name rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Priggs Last Name Statistics demography

Priggs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preiggs920/
Prriggs920/
Prigg91772/
Prigs911/
Praigg8332/
Preggs830/
Prig8064/
Priks73300/
Prieg7373/
Pregg7313/
Praig734/
Priog733/
Pregs732/
Proig732/
Prisq731/
Preig730/
Prigh730/
Phrig730/
Prigue6796/
Priksz6741/
Proics6740/
Preigh678/
Prishk674/
Pricks672/
Prieks671/
Preisg671/
Prisck671/
Prigke670/
Pricse670/
Prichs670/

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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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  • 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 Priggs
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