Príncipe Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Príncipe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Príncipe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Principe (28,553), Príncipé (1) & Princípe (4) are calculated separately.

Príncipe (12) may also be a first name.

Príncipe Last Name Facts

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

Príncipe occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Principe, Príncipé or Princípe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Príncipe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Príncipe are found; 72 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Príncipe is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 68,995. Apart from Portugal Príncipe exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Principe9628,553/
Príncipé961/
Prncipe9342/
Princípe924/
Prencipe885,254/
Príncipi883/
Príncepe881/
Princippe8220/
Principie823/
Principes821/
Principi754,402/
Princepe75177/
Prinsipe7565/
Prencepe7510/
Principa754/
Prencipi752/
Primcipe751/
Prensipe751/
Principio71662/
Princhipi713/
Prencipio712/
Printsipe711/
Prinsepe635/
Princepi632/
Prencepi632/
Prinsipi631/
Prinsipa631/
Princypio591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Príncipe
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