Prima Surname
Approximately 25,269 people bear this surname
Prima Surname User-submission:
The surname Prima means 'first', 'the most important', 'leading'.
Prima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8,612 | 1:15,356 | 1,914 |
| Bangladesh | 3,965 | 1:40,191 | 2,350 |
| Portugal | 3,265 | 1:3,191 | 394 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Philippines | 1,534 | 1:65,996 | 11,269 |
| Brazil | 1,305 | 1:164,042 | 6,322 |
| France | 790 | 1:84,079 | 11,948 |
| Russia | 741 | 1:194,498 | 21,504 |
| Spain | 610 | 1:76,643 | 6,681 |
| United States | 443 | 1:818,192 | 62,826 |
| Haiti | 274 | 1:38,992 | 2,549 |
| Belarus | 248 | 1:38,311 | 6,591 |
| Italy | 243 | 1:251,674 | 33,743 |
| Mexico | 183 | 1:678,285 | 10,640 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Thailand | 124 | 1:569,664 | 97,190 |
| Guatemala | 80 | 1:201,033 | 3,828 |
| Hungary | 66 | 1:148,731 | 13,450 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 1:477,905 | 35,586 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 1:59,303 | 4,842 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Príma (10) & Přímá (1) are calculated separately.
Prima (43,519) may also be a first name.
Prima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Prima means 'first', 'the most important', 'leading'.
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Prima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Prima (Arabic: بريما, Bengali: প্রিমা, Georgian: ფრიმა, Hindi: प्रिमा, Marathi: िमल, Oriya: ପିମା, Russian: Прима) is found most in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant: Príma or Přímá. Click here for further possible spellings of Prima.
How Common Is The Last Name Prima? popularity and diffusion
Prima is the 21,552nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 288,399 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Prima reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Prima is also the 20,732nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 43,519 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8,612 people, or 1 in 15,356. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 24 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 15 percent are found and East Java, where 10 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Prima is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 16 percent are found and Portugal, where 13 percent are found.
Prima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Prima has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prima surname expanded 7,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Prima last name are 39.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Prima earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $47,467 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prima in the Marathi language | ||
| िमल | imala | - |
| Prima in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିମା | pima | 84 |
| ପୀମା | pima | 16 |
| Prima in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রিমা | prima | 60 |
| প্রীমা | prima | 30 |
| প্রাইমা | pra'ima | 10 |
| Prima in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रिमा | prima | 52.17 |
| प्रीमा | prima | 40.22 |
| प्रेमा | prema | 3.26 |
| पि्रमा | pirama | 2.17 |
| पिरमा | pirama | 1.09 |
| Prima in the Georgian language | ||
| ფრიმა | prima | 50 |
| პრიმა | prima | 50 |
| Prima in the Russian language | ||
| Прима | prima | - |
| Prima in the Arabic language | ||
| بريما | bryma | - |
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