Prnja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prnja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prnja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Prnja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prnja is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prnja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Prnja live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Prnja is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia Prnja is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 33 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 33 percent live. Not including Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prinja91475/
Prnjat91144/
Prenja9129/
Preenja83173/
Prençja8345/
Prinjha8330/
Prendja839/
Prrenja838/
Prinjas831/
Prenjas831/
Prinjat831/
Prnia802/
Prnya801/
Prgna801/
Prenza73743/
Prensa73726/
Prnjić73114/
Prinsa7368/
Prinza7350/
Princa739/
Prenca733/
Premja732/
Proenza676,129/
Proensa67168/
Premjai67120/
Prienza6768/
Pruenza6738/
Priensa679/
Prensas677/
Princay676/
Prençaj675/
Prendža675/
Prña675/
Premjay674/
Prencea674/
Prensia674/
Prinsad673/
Prinsca672/
Princea672/
Pruensa672/
Prencaj672/
Prinçay672/
Prenzah671/
Prinsha671/
Praenza671/
Prinnsa671/
Prinsas671/
Pruença671/
Primnia671/
Prensaj671/
Preenza671/
Prinnca670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prnja
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