Principe Surname

19,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Principe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Principe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru9,2151:3,449564
Philippines7,0621:14,3361,550
Italy3,8131:16,0392,688
United States3,0971:117,03512,606
Argentina1,4731:29,0182,433
Brazil1,2841:166,7256,420
Canada5061:72,8178,270
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Spain3131:149,36811,052
Venezuela2731:110,6383,891
Portugal2551:40,8562,413
Puerto Rico1561:22,757766
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Colombia561:853,1088,661
Chile481:367,01010,126
France461:1,443,972140,296
England421:1,326,62059,571
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Príncipe (220), Princípe (4) & Príncipé (1) are calculated separately.

Principe (733) may also be a first name.

Principe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Principe is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Príncipe, Princípe or Príncipé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Principe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,259th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 255,229 people. Principe is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Principe reside; 43 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Andean South America. Principe is also the 304,274th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 733 people.

It is most commonly used in Peru, where it is borne by 9,215 people, or 1 in 3,449. In Peru Principe is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 35 percent reside, Huánuco Region, where 18 percent reside and Áncash Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Peru Principe occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Italy, where 13 percent reside.

Principe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Principe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Principe surname increased 309,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Principe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Principe last name are 0.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Principe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning €33,477 per year; in Peru they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,714 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning $18,793,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $57,674 CAD per year.

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