Primeau Surname

73,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Primeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Primeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,9081:7,5071,101
United States1,7541:206,64720,253
France291:2,290,439180,028
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
England91:6,190,895170,599
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Primeau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Primeau is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Primeau? popularity and diffusion

Primeau is the 73,048th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,080,437 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Primeau reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Primeau is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 4,908 people, or 1 in 7,507. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 59 percent reside, Ontario, where 25 percent reside and Alberta, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Primeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Primeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Primeau surname increased 2,741 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Primeau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Primeau surname are 1.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Primeau earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $51,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Primeeau931/
Primea923/
Primia777/
Premea772/
Premeeaux751/
Primius7111/
Premeah711/
Praimjai671/
Premisea671/
Premia62195/
Premja622/
Premjee57286/
Premjay574/
Premiah571/
Premiye571/
Premius571/
Preamjai538/
Preemjee531/
Preamjia531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Primeau
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