Prpic Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Prpic Surname User-submission:

The surname originates from a Croatian region, Lika, from villages surrounding the town of Senj. A village called Krivi is where the most people with the surname, Prpić, were born; also some originate near the town of Kosinj and from villages around it.

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Prpic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Norway61:857,04855,549
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Prpić (1,218) & Prpič (31) are calculated separately.

Prpic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname originates from a Croatian region, Lika, from villages surrounding the town of Senj. A village called Krivi is where the most people with the surname, Prpić, were born; also some originate near the town of Kosinj and from villages around it. The surname is from a Croatian word, prpa, which means 'mild fear' so the litteral translation would be a person who is usually in fear.

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Prpic Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prpic occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Prpić or Prpič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prpic.

How Common Is The Last Name Prpic? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,101st most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. The surname Prpic is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Prpic reside; 47 percent reside in Australasia and 47 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Prpic is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 108,854. In Australia Prpic is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 73 percent reside, Queensland, where 10 percent reside and Victoria, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Prpic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prpic last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prpic earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning 293,571 kr per year; in United States they earn 44.11% less than the national average, earning $24,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prpić931,218/
Prpič9331/
Prpich91292/
Prpick9147/
Prpitsch773/
Prpicova772/
Prpish735/
Prpičová624/
Prpeesh501/

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