Prye Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Prye Surname Definition:

This name may mean a clayey place; from pri, clay.

Prye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Prye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name may mean a clayey place; from pri, clay.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Prye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prye (Russian: Прыэ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prye is the 2,034,059th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Prye live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Prye is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 37 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Prye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prye are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the party.

Prye earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.89% less than the national average, earning $28,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preye892,683/
Pryer892,294/
Priye89351/
Proye89175/
Praye8960/
Pryeh8953/
Pryes8950/
Pryet8934/
Pryee897/
Pryoe893/
Pryhe891/
Pryea891/
Pryed890/
Prayez80102/
Prayet8072/
Prayed8027/
Prayes8011/
Preiye808/
Prieye807/
Preyet805/
Priyes802/
Proyet802/
Preyes802/
Pryett801/
Prayoe801/
Priyae801/
Praaye801/
Preyed800/
Pray755,532/
Prue753,912/
Prey752,155/
Pree751,966/
Prie75847/
Preu75833/
Proy75636/
Pruy75419/
Prea75256/
Prei75200/
Proe75194/
Prae7533/
Prée7516/
Prej757/
Preá754/
Pryj753/
Prge751/
Prje751/
Prjy751/
Priyesh73161/
Prhgaye7320/
Prehaye734/
Prayier730/
Prayett730/
Priya67100,415/
Preis6711,514/
Pries678,323/
Preiß677,985/
Priyo673,173/
Preya672,362/
Prier672,337/
Prieß672,296/
Preux671,636/
Preus671,101/
Preys671,008/
Praya67982/
Prejs67783/
Priet67745/
Preas67533/
Priez67444/
Preja67388/
Preap67363/
Preyo67360/
Preat67316/
Pruys67247/
Preut67194/
Prayd67162/
Prowe67126/
Proya67123/
Prayo67115/
Prejo67112/
Praay67105/
Proje67105/
Proue67102/
Proie67100/
Proyo6799/
Pryay6785/
Pruyt6784/
Pruya6779/
Prays6768/
Preit6755/
Prooy6743/
Praje6742/
Preiz6741/
Preyß6729/
Priep6728/
Preșa6727/
Pređa6726/
Preij6723/
Pryia6720/
Preid6719/
Preud6716/
Prayt6715/
Prohy6714/
Priay6714/
Praiy6714/
Pryha6714/
Preji6713/
Priyt6713/
Prayi6711/
Proeh6711/
Proys6711/
Prayu6711/
Pried679/
Priea678/
Preah677/
Pread677/
Präge677/
Prawe676/
Preey676/
Phree676/
Preyt676/
Phrae676/
Priey675/
Preaz674/
Prejś674/
Prije674/
Phreu673/
Preeyesh673/
Prayz673/
Prehi673/
Phrey673/
Praue672/
Preje672/
Preue672/
Preuz672/
Priee672/
Praie672/
Preić672/
Prgeh672/
Pryhi672/
Prray671/
Prroy671/
Preha671/
Preyd671/
Preyj671/
Prieh671/
Priyd671/
Priyi671/
Priys671/
Prueh671/
Pruie671/
Pryio671/
Pryoy671/
Pryua671/
Prouy671/
Preay671/
Proyd671/
Preia671/
Preéz671/
Prieś671/
Proyt671/
Preea671/
Prehe671/
Preaj671/
Prioe670/
Preip670/
Priie670/
Pfree670/
Pruiy670/

Prye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prye in the Russian language
Прыэprye-

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Prye Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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