Priscilla Surname

154,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Priscilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priscilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6011:220,04920,562
Kenya5251:87,9627,950
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
India2411:3,182,84493,477
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Zambia461:344,56418,269
Singapore391:141,2236,278
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
France221:3,019,215204,848
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
China41:341,830,39216,990
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Priscilla (475,065) may also be a first name.

Priscilla Last Name Facts

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

Priscilla (Bengali: প্রিসশিলা, Hindi: पि्रसिल्ला, Marathi: िसिलया, Oriya: ପିିଲା, Tibetan: པིས་སི་ལ་) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant: Príscilla. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Priscilla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,414th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,563,330 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Priscilla live; 24 percent live in Southeast Asia and 22 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,135th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 475,065 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 220,049. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 27 percent reside, East Java, where 19 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Priscilla is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 12 percent reside.

Priscilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Priscilla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Priscilla last name grew 5,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Priscilla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Priscilla last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Priscilla are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered with the party.

Priscilla earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Priscilla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Priscilla in the Marathi language
िसिलयाisilaya-
Priscilla in the Oriya language
ପିିଲାpiila55.56
ପିସିଲାpisila33.33
ପିସକିଲାpisakila11.11
Priscilla in the Tibetan language
པིས་སི་ལ་pisila50
པི་སི་ལ་pisila50
Priscilla in the Bengali language
প্রিসশিলাprisasila50
পৃষকিল্লprsakilla50
Priscilla in the Hindi language
पि्रसिल्लाpirasilla40
प्रिशिल्लाprisilla20
पि्रस्सलाpiras'sala20
प्रिसिल्लाprisilla20

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