Prim Surname
Approximately 8,667 people bear this surname
Prim Surname Definition:
(English) The slender or small man.
Prim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,497 | 1:145,158 | 15,000 |
| Brazil | 1,991 | 1:107,521 | 4,055 |
| France | 832 | 1:79,835 | 11,273 |
| Spain | 738 | 1:63,350 | 5,726 |
| Cambodia | 551 | 1:28,107 | 1,475 |
| Germany | 302 | 1:266,574 | 28,403 |
| Sweden | 226 | 1:43,570 | 3,440 |
| Venezuela | 197 | 1:153,320 | 4,683 |
| Hungary | 180 | 1:54,535 | 5,767 |
| Argentina | 148 | 1:288,807 | 23,114 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Mauritius | 65 | 1:19,899 | 4,127 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Italy | 54 | 1:1,132,531 | 73,160 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Cuba | 15 | 1:768,181 | 6,046 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 1:82,935 | 6,145 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 563 | 1:89,198 | 9,217 |
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.
From the Dutch, Priem; from the Danish, Prime; a personal name.
Prim Demographics
Prim Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prím | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prime | 89 | 12,269 | / |
| Priem | 89 | 5,273 | / |
| Primm | 89 | 4,276 | / |
| Pruim | 89 | 1,690 | / |
| Priom | 89 | 1,173 | / |
| Preim | 89 | 126 | / |
| Praim | 89 | 85 | / |
| Proim | 89 | 82 | / |
| Pritm | 89 | 40 | / |
| Prism | 89 | 30 | / |
| Prihm | 89 | 13 | / |
| Primt | 89 | 9 | / |
| Phrim | 89 | 6 | / |
| Primn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Primh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pfriem | 80 | 479 | / |
| Primne | 80 | 203 | / |
| Prisme | 80 | 128 | / |
| Praime | 80 | 112 | / |
| Preime | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pruijm | 80 | 13 | / |
| Phraim | 80 | 4 | / |
| Primme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pruimm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Primnt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prem | 75 | 21,132 | / |
| Prin | 75 | 4,915 | / |
| Prém | 75 | 349 | / |
| Prym | 75 | 153 | / |
| Prým | 75 | 3 | / |
| Prêm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Primova | 73 | 5,754 | / |
| Primová | 73 | 37 | / |
| Praheim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Prahaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pring | 67 | 15,561 | / |
| 67 | 6,201 | / | |
| Prina | 67 | 4,693 | / |
| Prien | 67 | 2,070 | / |
| Prehm | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Pruin | 67 | 667 | / |
| Premm | 67 | 485 | / |
| Preme | 67 | 482 | / |
| Prinn | 67 | 391 | / |
| Prion | 67 | 380 | / |
| Pryme | 67 | 251 | / |
| Prgin | 67 | 198 | / |
| Pream | 67 | 164 | / |
| Preem | 67 | 113 | / |
| Prijn | 67 | 71 | / |
| Przem | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pruym | 67 | 31 | / |
| Phrin | 67 | 22 | / |
| Prrem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Proym | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prind | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bprin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prymm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hprin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pryom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Premø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Premn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Presm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prijmová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bprem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prihn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phrem | 67 | 0 | / |
Prim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prim in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିମ | pima | - |
| Prim in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रीम | prima | 52.94 |
| प्रिम | prima | 29.41 |
| प्रेम | prema | 11.76 |
| पृम | prma | 5.88 |
| Prim in the Russian language | ||
| Прим | prim | - |
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