Primack Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Primack Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) There was a tradition for a son-in-law to continue studying Torah after marriage and be fully supported and maintained by his father-in-law. This maintenance is called in Yiddish kest, and in Ukrainian and White Russian such a person was a Primack.

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Primack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5811:623,85450,382
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Primack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) There was a tradition for a son-in-law to continue studying Torah after marriage and be fully supported and maintained by his father-in-law. This maintenance is called in Yiddish kest, and in Ukrainian and White Russian such a person was a Primack.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Primack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Primack occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Primack? popularity and diffusion

The last name Primack is the 496,112th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Primack is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Primack reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 623,854. In The United States Primack is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Primack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Primack last name are 11.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

Primack earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.14% more than the national average, earning $60,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Primak926,141/
Primac92649/
Premack86116/
Prymack8648/
Primaks8626/
Preimak8625/
Primhak8624/
Prijmak8617/
Primock8612/
Prismak868/
Prijmaks8017/
Preymack804/
Phraimak801/
Prymak777,291/
Premak77136/
Premac7732/
Primax7720/
Primok7719/
Primák7711/
Prymac779/
Primag771/
Primakova751,717/
Primaková755/
Primacova751/
Primaux71178/
Premock71163/
Premmak7157/
Preymak7155/
Praymak7136/
Prymock7118/
Premakk7113/
Prysmak718/
Prijmaková712/
Preimakova711/
Prytmak711/
Primaque6719/
Prymakova63546/
Primáková6311/
Preimeaux637/
Premakova632/
Prymok6213/
Primoux570/
Premeaux53284/

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