Prys Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Wales

Prys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3461:131,56818,558
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Poland601:633,47956,390
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Wales241:128,9399,528
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England201:2,785,90397,972
France171:3,907,219231,005
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pryś (1) are calculated separately.

Prys (41) may also be a first name.

Prys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prys (Russian: Прысь) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pryś. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,211th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Prys reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Prys is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 131,568. In Ukraine Prys is mostly concentrated in: Kiev, where 30 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 24 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Prys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prys last name are 33.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Prys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.23% less than the national average, earning R 56,484 per year; in United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $60,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pryś921/
Preys891,008/
Pryse89745/
Pryts89362/
Pryds89265/
Pruys89247/
Prays8968/
Pryss8936/
Proys8911/
Prysh898/
Pryst896/
Prhys894/
Pryos891/
Prysz891/
Pry861,843/
Preyss80175/
Preysz8053/
Preyse8022/
Prysch8020/
Prydsø8012/
Proyss8011/
Prayss808/
Prysse808/
Prayst804/
Pryscz803/
Prayse802/
Preyhs802/
Preysh801/
Prayts800/
Phreys800/
Pray755,532/
Priy755,334/
Prey752,155/
Pris751,095/
Pryt75937/
Pryz75887/
Pres75834/
Proy75636/
Pruy75419/
Pryć7598/
Pryc7596/
Przy7518/
Pryd7517/
Pryp7513/
Pryo7511/
Pryč7511/
Pryy756/
Pryi753/
Pryj753/
Prry751/
Pryh751/
Përy751/
Prés751/
Ppry751/
Prhy751/
Pryshch73340/
Preysch7325/
Prysova7319/
Prysová732/
Press6718,562/
Pryce6714,835/
Preis6711,514/
Pries678,323/
Prest676,169/
Pruis671,435/
Prais671,235/
Preus671,101/
Praya67982/
Prijs67876/
Prajs67820/
Prejs67783/
Presz67630/
Prise67534/
Preas67533/
Prist67464/
Priss67441/
Przysowa67259/
Projs67248/
Prees67197/
Prets67168/
Prayd67162/
Prydz67126/
Prois67125/
Praay67105/
Prøis6790/
Pruyt6784/
Prish6770/
Presh6756/
Prios6754/
Prych6748/
Prooy6743/
Prehs6741/
Prisc6736/
Preyß6729/
Prycz6721/
Prese6718/
Prayt6715/
Prohy6714/
Praiy6714/
Prhiy6712/
Przes678/
Preey676/
Preyt676/
Presd675/
Priey675/
Pìres674/
Prayz673/
Phrey673/
Prisp672/
Prisz672/
Préts672/
Pryhe671/
Prray671/
Prroy671/
Presc671/
Preyd671/
Preyj671/
Prgis671/
Prisd671/
Proysova671/
Prres671/
Prydc671/
Pryoy671/
Pryoz671/
Prouy671/
Pfrry671/
Phres671/
Phriy671/
Proyd671/
Proyt671/
Prytt671/
Prujs671/
Ppres671/
Pryth670/
Presr670/

Prys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prys in the Russian language
Прысьprys-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prys
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