Pruim Surname

237,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pruim Surname User-submission:

Pruim translates to 'plum' from the Dutch language. A story goes that when people from the Netherlands were forced to pick surnames a cantankerous old man chose the name plum to show how useless surnames were.

Pruim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1131:15,1732,281
United States4691:772,83460,026
Canada651:566,85547,218
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pruim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pruim translates to 'plum' from the Dutch language. A story goes that when people from the Netherlands were forced to pick surnames a cantankerous old man chose the name plum to show how useless surnames were.

- liz.pruim

Pruim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pruim has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pruim is the 237,488th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. Pruim occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pruim live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pruim is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,113 people, or 1 in 15,173. In The Netherlands Pruim is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 26 percent are found, Groningen, where 17 percent are found and Overijssel, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Pruim exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Pruim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pruim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pruim last name rose 2,931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pruim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pruim are 28.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pruim earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning R 267,396 per year; in United States they earn 26.8% more than the national average, earning $54,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $47,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruijm9113/
Pruimm912/
Prusim910/
Prim898,667/
Prum891,296/
Pruisem831/
Pruheim831/
Prime8012,269/
Priem805,273/
Primm804,276/
Priom801,173/
Pruin80667/
Praum80182/
Preim80126/
Praim8085/
Proim8082/
Proum8057/
Prumm8051/
Pritm8040/
Pruym8031/
Prism8030/
Prume8024/
Prihm8013/
Pruem809/
Primt809/
Prvim808/
Phrim806/
Phrum803/
Primh802/
Prbim801/
Priyam731,374/
Pfriem73479/
Pruijn73302/
Prajum73216/
Prisme73128/
Praime73112/
Prusin7347/
Prisem7345/
Priiam7334/
Priyom7334/
Prutin7325/
Prajim7324/
Preime7319/
Praiam7315/
Preuin7314/
Pruemm736/
Pritim735/
Proume734/
Phraim734/
Primme733/
Pricem732/
Prucem731/
Phrume731/
Praiym731/
Pruine731/
Praiem731/
Pritem731/
Pruint730/
Pruing730/
Presim730/
Pruyme730/
Prom6738,703/
Prem6721,132/
Primova675,754/
Prun67358/
Prém67349/
Prüm67297/
Prym67153/
Prussin67143/
Pröm6738/
Primová6737/
Prussem678/
Prehiem675/
Prým673/
Priyamm673/
Preeiam672/
Praheim672/
Prusien672/
Pruisen672/
Pruettm671/
Prahaim671/
Pruintt671/
Prusing671/
Phroume671/
Prêm671/
Prím671/
Prioham671/
Prayhum671/
Pruting670/

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