Prim Surname

58,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Prim Surname Definition:

(English) The slender or small man.

Prim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4971:145,15815,000
Brazil1,9911:107,5214,055
France8321:79,83511,273
Spain7381:63,3505,726
Cambodia5511:28,1071,475
Germany3021:266,57428,403
Sweden2261:43,5703,440
Venezuela1971:153,3204,683
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Philippines981:1,033,04387,420
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Austria551:154,82620,536
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
Canada521:708,56956,910
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
India321:23,970,793327,222
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Moldova231:154,84216,100
England231:2,422,52489,093
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Panama91:434,6958,518
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Swaziland41:324,550996
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belize11:355,4743,977
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:89,1989,217

The alternate forms: Prím (1) are calculated separately.

Prim (2,921) may also be a first name.

Prim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The slender or small man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Priem; from the Danish, Prime; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prim (Hindi: प्रीम, Oriya: ପିମ, Russian: Прим) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Prím. Click here for further potential spellings of Prim.

How Common Is The Last Name Prim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,351st most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 840,838 people. The surname Prim occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Prim live; 29 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,341st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 2,921 people.

Prim is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,497 people, or 1 in 145,158. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Prim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prim surname rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Prim last name is principally Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prim surname are 25.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Prim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.82% more than the national average, earning R 420,180 per year; in United States they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $37,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prím921/
Prime8912,269/
Priem895,273/
Primm894,276/
Pruim891,690/
Priom891,173/
Preim89126/
Praim8985/
Proim8982/
Pritm8940/
Prism8930/
Prihm8913/
Primt899/
Phrim896/
Primn892/
Primh892/
Pfriem80479/
Primne80203/
Prisme80128/
Praime80112/
Preime8019/
Pruijm8013/
Phraim804/
Primme803/
Pruimm802/
Primnt801/
Prem7521,132/
Prin754,915/
Prém75349/
Prym75153/
Prým753/
Prêm751/
Primova735,754/
Primová7337/
Praheim732/
Prahaim731/
Pring6715,561/
Print676,201/
Prina674,693/
Prien672,070/
Prehm671,143/
Pruin67667/
Premm67485/
Preme67482/
Prinn67391/
Prion67380/
Pryme67251/
Prgin67198/
Pream67164/
Preem67113/
Prijn6771/
Przem6735/
Pruym6731/
Phrin6722/
Prrem675/
Proym675/
Prind673/
Bprin672/
Prymm672/
Hprin671/
Pryom671/
Premø671/
Praym671/
Premn671/
Presm671/
Prijmová671/
Bprem671/
Prihn671/
Prisn671/
Phrem670/

Prim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prim in the Oriya language
ପିମpima-
Prim in the Hindi language
प्रीमprima52.94
प्रिमprima29.41
प्रेमprema11.76
पृमprma5.88
Prim in the Russian language
Примprim-

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