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

Primack has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Primack? popularity and diffusion

The surname Primack is the 496,112th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. Primack occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Primack are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

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

Primack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Primack surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.6% registered to vote for the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Primack
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