Prym Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Prym Surname Definition:

V. Prime.

Prym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Prým (3) are calculated separately.

Prym (22) may also be a first name.

Prym Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Prime.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prym Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prym (Russian: Прйм) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Prým. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prym? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Prym occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Prym reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name internationally, held by 22 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent reside and Hamburg, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 20 percent reside and Cambodia, where 10 percent reside.

Prym Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prym has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prym last name increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prym Last Name Statistics demography

Prym earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.06% more than the national average, earning $68,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prým923/
Pryme89251/
Pruym8931/
Proym895/
Prymm892/
Pryom891/
Praym891/
Prøyme802/
Prohym801/
Prymme800/
Pruyme800/
Prem7521,132/
Prim758,667/
Pryn75961/
Prém75349/
Prím751/
Prêm751/
Prymova7372/
Prime6712,269/
Priem675,273/
Primm674,276/
Pruim671,690/
Priom671,173/
Prehm671,143/
Premm67485/
Preme67482/
Prynn67316/
Pream67164/
Preim67126/
Pryng67125/
Preem67113/
Praim6785/
Proim6782/
Pritm6740/
Przem6735/
Prism6730/
Pryon6723/
Prihm6713/
Primt679/
Pryna678/
Phrim676/
Prrem675/
Pryhn674/
Primn672/
Primh672/
Premn671/
Presm671/
Prynt671/
Bprem671/
Pryńc671/
Prynø671/
Premø671/
Phrem670/

Prym Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prym in the Russian language
Прймprjm-

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