Prisznyak Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Prisznyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prisznyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Prisznyák (98) are calculated separately.

Prisznyak Last Name Facts

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

Prisznyak occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as: Prisznyák. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prisznyak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Prisznyak are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Prisznyak is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Prisznyak is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Prisznyak
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