Prue Surname

117,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prue Surname Definition:

V. Prew.

Prue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1701:167,03216,941
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
England2341:238,11119,599
Canada2131:172,98417,319
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Australia551:490,83137,357
France381:1,747,966156,445
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Prue (6,589) may also be a first name.

Prue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Prew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Preux; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prue Last Name Facts

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

Prue is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prue? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,650th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,862,870 people. The last name Prue is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Prue live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 80,694th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 6,589 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,170 people, or 1 in 167,032. In The United States Prue is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 25 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Prue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prue surname grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prue surname are 5.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Prue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prues89444/
Pruet89416/
Proue89102/
Prueß8952/
Pruey8936/
Pruer898/
Praue892/
Preue892/
Prued891/
Prueh891/
Pruie891/
Pruett8018,542/
Pruess80663/
Prouet80615/
Pruehs80136/
Pruher8015/
Pruiet803/
Pruesz803/
Prouer803/
Prauez801/
Pruetp801/
Prugge801/
Prouie801/
Proues801/
Pruesh800/
Prueth800/
Prou752,232/
Prey752,155/
Pree751,966/
Prie75847/
Preu75833/
Pruy75419/
Prea75256/
Prei75200/
Proe75194/
Prau75186/
Prye7585/
Prae7533/
Prui7510/
Pruj758/
Preá754/
Prve753/
Prbe753/
Prwe751/
Pruiett731,045/
Prouhet73283/
Pruesch732/
Prruett731/
Prouest731/
Prouher731/
Prouett730/
Preis6711,514/
Prout678,341/
Proud678,042/
Preiß677,985/
Praud673,930/
Preye672,683/
Proux672,594/
Preya672,362/
Pruis671,435/
Preus671,101/
Praus671,092/
Preys671,008/
Pruit67553/
Preas67533/
Prvej67468/
Prous67439/
Preja67388/
Preap67363/
Preyo67360/
Priye67351/
Preat67316/
Pruys67247/
Pruja67205/
Preut67194/
Proye67175/
Praju67150/
Prowe67126/
Prejo67112/
Proje67105/
Proie67100/
Prauß6795/
Pruyt6784/
Pruya6779/
Prvee6765/
Praye6760/
Preit6755/
Pryeh6753/
Prvez6745/
Praje6742/
Preiz6741/
Prwej6739/
Prwee6729/
Preyß6729/
Preșa6727/
Pređa6726/
Pruay6723/
Preij6723/
Preid6719/
Praut6719/
Preud6716/
Preji6713/
Praux6713/
Prves6711/
Proeh6711/
Prayu6711/
Prbej678/
Priea678/
Preah677/
Pread677/
Präge677/
Prawe676/
Preey676/
Phree676/
Preyt676/
Phrae676/
Priey675/
Prouz675/
Prvet675/
Proup674/
Preaz674/
Prujà674/
Prije674/
Phreu673/
Pruih673/
Prauz673/
Prrve673/
Phrey673/
Preje672/
Preuz672/
Prahu672/
Praie672/
Prujá672/
Preić672/
Preha671/
Preyd671/
Preyj671/
Prbey671/
Prieh671/
Pruid671/
Prouy671/
Preia671/
Prujo671/
Prujs671/
Praiu671/
Pprui671/
Preea671/
Phrahuet671/
Preip670/
Priie670/
Pfree670/
Prver670/
Pruiz670/
Pruiy670/
Prauh670/

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