Priory Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Priory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Priory (19) may also be a first name.

Priory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Priory is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priory? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Priory are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. Priory is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Priory is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is most frequent in: Somerset, where 29 percent live, Hampshire, where 19 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Priory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Priory has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Priory Last Name Statistics demography

Priory earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $41,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priorych862/
Priori836,408/
Priore833,214/
Priora8387/
Priryo831/
Priray831/
Pryory830/
Prioris7741/
Priorio7739/
Priorie7715/
Prioret7714/
Priores7712/
Preiori778/
Preiore772/
Priorit771/
Priorre771/
Priorri771/
Priri737/
Prira735/
Prire734/
Prioress713/
Priorich711/
Preira676,750/
Praire67220/
Prieri67204/
Priere67186/
Praira67165/
Prirez67128/
Preire67103/
Pryryz6762/
Priari6757/
Prisri6729/
Priera6718/
Prerys6710/
Prerry676/
Phroiraya674/
Pretry672/
Prairi672/
Proire671/
Prirri671/
Prerey671/
Preora671/
Preary671/
Proyra671/
Priris671/
Prires671/
Prirer671/
Priare671/
Priroa671/
Pririt671/
Preori671/
Pryore670/
Prerio670/
Pririe670/
Priree670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Priory
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