Pritchar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pritchar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pritchar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Pritchar (137) may also be a first name.

Pritchar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pritchar is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pritchar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pritchar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pritchar is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Pritchar live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pritchar is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 137 people.

The surname Pritchar is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and China, where 14 percent are found.

Pritchar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pritchar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pritchar last name declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pritchar Last Name Statistics demography

Pritchar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 110.32% more than the national average, earning $90,750 USD per year.

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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 Pritchar
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