Prinsen Surname

101,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Prinsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prinsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0851:5,474578
Belgium5921:19,4202,993
United States5661:640,38751,492
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Australia721:374,94030,993
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland71:785,24338,644
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Prinsén (17) are calculated separately.

Prinsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prinsen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Prinsén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prinsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,671st most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,569,577 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Prinsen live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prinsen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,085 people, or 1 in 5,474. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 23 percent are found, Gelderland, where 19 percent are found and Overijssel, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Prinsen exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Prinsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prinsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prinsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prinsen surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Prinsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.66% more than the national average, earning R 403,188 per year; in United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $52,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prinsén9517/
Prinssen93452/
Princen861,567/
Prinzen86744/
Prinson86102/
Prinsan868/
Prinsing8011/
Pringent805/
Prindgen801/
Prinsson801/
Prienson800/
Prinzhausen7820/
Princn775/
Prenson7123/
Prinzin7121/
Princan714/
Princem713/
Princon712/
Prinxan711/
Prängen711/
Primsem711/
Princin711/
Prensan711/
Prinzing671,018/
Princing6780/
Princina6760/
Priencen671/
Preunson671/

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Footnotes

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