Primer Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Primer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Primer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6361:569,90446,784
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Israel1411:60,6927,726
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England61:9,286,343223,652
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales41:773,63329,106
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

The alternate forms: Primér (24) & Primêr (2) are calculated separately.

Primer (248) may also be a first name.

Primer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Primer occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Primér or Primêr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Primer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Primer is the 312,624th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Primer live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 566,287th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 248 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 569,904. In The United States Primer is most numerous in: Mississippi, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Primer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Primer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Primer last name increased 468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Primer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Primer last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Primer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $63,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Primér9424/
Primêr942/
Primmer922,939/
Priemer921,527/
Pfrimer9260/
Preimer9225/
Primier9224/
Primere922/
Primeur922/
Prismer921/
Primert921/
Prime9112,269/
Pfrimmer86959/
Pfriemer8638/
Pfreimer8631/
Preismer8613/
Pfrimier860/
Premer83520/
Primes83483/
Primet83382/
Prisme83128/
Praime83112/
Prümer8367/
Prymer8336/
Preime8319/
Primey8318/
Primez8314/
Prieme8312/
Prumer8310/
Primed833/
Primea833/
Primme833/
Primir832/
Primee832/
Primie830/
Primerova80463/
Premier771,145/
Prummer77835/
Prümmer77328/
Pruemer77214/
Primett77208/
Premmer7751/
Prymmer7741/
Preimeß7719/
Primesz7715/
Pfrieme7712/
Praimee779/
Prymier778/
Primesh773/
Prumier773/
Prűmmer773/
Prehmer772/
Primecz772/
Primeas771/
Premere771/
Primêre771/
Premger771/
Primitr771/
Preamer770/
Pfremer770/
Pretmer770/
Primess770/
Pfrumer770/
Primmes770/
Preemer770/
Presmer770/
Prima7325,269/
Primi731,796/
Preme73482/
Pryme73251/
Primy7313/
Primé739/
Pfremmer71114/
Primmett7167/
Premmert7121/
Primaire7119/
Priemayr7116/
Preimess7112/
Pruemmer716/
Pfreimerová714/
Primittr714/
Premmger711/
Pfrummer710/
Premey671,294/
Premet67178/
Primis67127/
Primoy6792/
Preima6788/
Prymerova6756/
Primma6738/
Primit6732/
Prismy6728/
Premee6724/
Premie6717/
Priemé6713/
Primio6712/
Preimi6711/
Prijma678/
Primoi677/
Praima677/
Primay677/
Primuy676/
Prihmi673/
Premeh673/
Premme673/
Presme673/
Prismi673/
Premea672/
Priema672/
Premir672/
Prøyme672/
Praimi671/
Premerova671/
Preame671/
Preasmeyr671/
Phreme671/
Preeme671/
Primoa671/
Prhima671/
Premje671/
Prymee671/
Premes670/
Prymme670/
Pruyme670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Primer
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