Prignitz Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prignitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prignitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2201:365,93434,941
France331:2,012,810168,616
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Prignitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prignitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prignitz? popularity and diffusion

Prignitz is the 966,131st most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. Prignitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Prignitz reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Prignitz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 365,934. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 53 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Prignitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prignitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prignitz Last Name Statistics demography

Prignitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priegnitz94333/
Prinitz9311/
Preinitz8896/
Prignits886/
Prinit861/
Priniz861/
Pritnit8047/
Prignet8036/
Prinits8015/
Prinith803/
Prinist801/
Prinitt800/
Priegnitts781/
Prini771,306/
Presnitz7513/
Prainitd751/
Pregnetz750/
Prinet71666/
Prrini7196/
Prinyi7146/
Pringi7118/
Prinis718/
Prinio717/
Prinez714/
Prisni714/
Prinoi714/
Prinie713/
Praini712/
Prinii712/
Prigne711/
Pregni711/
Prinix711/
Pruini711/
Preniz710/
Predtnitz710/
Prenit710/
Prisnei6764/
Pringis6738/
Pringez6713/
Prinich6711/
Prinios679/
Prienis674/
Prinest673/
Preisni672/
Prenetz672/
Preinitsch672/
Prinice671/
Preinie671/
Prenitt671/
Prinies671/
Phritni671/
Pringet671/
Prynicz671/
Prinett670/
Prenith670/
Prenits670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prignitz
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