Prin Surname

96,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Prin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273.

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Prin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,9641:22,4102,604
Venezuela5431:55,6242,648
Russia2721:529,86448,223
Philippines2251:449,94855,152
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Iran1101:698,02336,723
Cambodia1031:150,3612,746
Italy961:637,04957,270
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
England511:1,092,51152,584
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
India231:33,350,669396,143
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Prîn (1) are calculated separately.

Prin (4,407) may also be a first name.

Prin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Prynne, or Pryn, 1506: Register of the University of Oxford.

Thomas Pryn, of Swanswicke, Somerset, 1618: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Thin, Small, Delicate [ Old French prin, a reduction of prim(e; Latin prim-us, first] 2 contraction of Perrin, q.v.

William Prin.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

According to a statement in C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall, this family were formerly called Resprynn, and they are supposed to have originated from Resprynn, an estate in the parish of Lanhydrock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

may be the Welsh name, and if so from Ap-Rhyn, son of Rhyn. But qu. the Cornish bryn, a mountain; pren, timber, wood; prîan, clayey ground, soft clayey veins of tin, &c. Also see Resprynn.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Prin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prin (Hindi: प्रिंयका, Oriya: ପିନ, Russian: Принь) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Prîn. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,722nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,482,715 people. Prin occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Prin reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Prin is also the 103,880th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 4,407 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 2,964 people, or 1 in 22,410. In France Prin is most common in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Grand Est, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Prin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Prin surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% registered with the party.

The amount Prin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 35.78% less than the national average, earning $14,579,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $42,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prîn921/
Pring8915,561/
Print896,201/
Prina894,693/
Prien892,070/
Pruin89667/
Prinn89391/
Prion89380/
Prgin89198/
Prijn8971/
Phrin8922/
Prind893/
Bprin892/
Primn892/
Hprin891/
Prisn891/
Prihn891/
Prn8621/
Primne80203/
Priehn8031/
Princc801/
Pringh801/
Primnt801/
Princë801/
P'Prin801/
Prinne800/
Pfring800/
Printt800/
Prim758,667/
Pren752,124/
Pryn75961/
Prün7536/
Prhn756/
Phrn755/
Prng752/
Prnn752/
Pørn752/
Pærn751/
Prnd751/
Pprn751/
Prnq751/
Przn751/
Prrn751/
Prinova7367/
Prinque7364/
Pringue7322/
Phrring730/
Prehn673,832/
Preen671,251/
Prent671,238/
Prenn67750/
Prynn67316/
Preng67304/
Preun67139/
Pryng67125/
Pruen6763/
Proen6748/
Prend6739/
Prhne6735/
Pryon6723/
Pruun6719/
Praen6710/
Phren679/
Primt679/
Prång678/
Pryna678/
Prünn676/
Phrim676/
Pryhn674/
Prühn672/
Primh672/
Premn671/
Prynø671/
Pprnq671/
Prynt671/
Prhng671/
Presn671/
Prngh671/

Prin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prin in the Oriya language
ପିନpina-
Prin in the Hindi language
प्रिंयकाprinyaka38.71
प्रिन्सprinsa32.26
प्रीनprina22.58
प्रअीनpraaina3.23
परीनparina3.23
Prin in the Russian language
Приньprin-

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