Primo Surname

17,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Primo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Primo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,6741:37,7291,550
Angola5,1271:5,264734
Portugal2,6511:3,930456
Mexico2,5671:48,3552,553
Spain2,1881:21,3672,326
Syria2,0571:9,383869
Peru1,6371:19,4162,299
Argentina1,5581:27,4352,300
United States1,4791:245,07023,357
Italy1,4671:41,6887,508
Philippines1,3451:75,27012,995
South Africa7241:74,8319,296
Colombia6441:74,1833,153
Guyana5111:1,492260
Micronesia3431:31080
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Israel2111:40,5585,539
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1301:510,94471,022
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Venezuela921:328,3057,307
England801:696,47639,547
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Haiti761:140,5786,140
Guatemala641:251,2924,191
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Solomon Islands531:10,9441,926
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Australia401:674,89346,030
Cuba391:295,4545,288
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Lebanon241:234,8789,056
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
India91:85,229,487684,495
Guam81:20,0153,029
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Panama41:978,06412,245
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Primó (2) are calculated separately.

Primo (64,015) may also be a first name.

Primo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Primo (Arabic: بريمو, Hindi: प्रीमो, Russian: Примо) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Primó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Primo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,095th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 224,522 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Primo reside; 32 percent reside in South America and 17 percent reside in Luso-South America. Primo is also the 15,012th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 64,015 people.

Primo is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 5,674 people, or 1 in 37,729. In Brazil Primo is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 36 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent reside and Paraná, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 112 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 16 percent reside and Portugal, where 8 percent reside.

Primo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Primo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Primo surname expanded 2,739 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 889 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Primo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Primo last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (69%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Primo last name are 37.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.61% registered with the party.

The amount Primo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning €33,312 per year; in Peru they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,660 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.57% less than the national average, earning R 179,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $17,663,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Primó932/
Primot91447/
Primos91306/
Primoy9192/
Preimo9130/
Prismo9127/
Priomo9114/
Proimo9111/
Priemo9111/
Primoi917/
Primmo915/
Primoo914/
Primoz913/
Primoa911/
Primou911/
Primoh911/
Primous83349/
Proimos83228/
Primout83163/
Primois83151/
Primost8397/
Proimou8345/
Primosh835/
Praimoh834/
Priemou831/
D'primo831/
Primoux830/
Prima8025,269/
Premo802,913/
Prumo8029/
Prymo8022/
Primosch77273/
Phraimot778/
Primoich771/
Primas731,432/
Primaz73643/
Prisma73390/
Primat73369/
Preima7388/
Presmo7371/
Primma7338/
Premoo7323/
Pritma7321/
Primač7311/
Primah7310/
Primáč739/
Premoh738/
Premod738/
Prijma738/
Praima737/
Primau736/
Priema732/
Premoš732/
Premos732/
Preemo732/
Premmo731/
Prymod731/
Przemo731/
Premoy731/
Premou731/
Prhima731/
Primás731/
Premot730/
Primmaz67307/
Primaux67178/
Primaut67178/
Primaud6739/
Primász6723/
Prehemo6715/
Prøysmo676/
Prymost676/
Primass674/
Primazz674/
Primasp674/
Primach673/
Primatz672/
Premous672/
Proimas671/
Prheima671/
Preisma671/
Premosh671/
Premoux671/
Primmas671/
Preimah671/
Praimat671/
Preimas670/
Praimma670/

Primo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Primo in the Hindi language
प्रीमोprimo-
Primo in the Russian language
Примоprimo-
Primo in the Arabic language
بريموbrymw-

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