Priem is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Priem
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Worn in Belgium and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Varientes Prien, Pryem, Pryen), seems to correspond to the Dutch "priem" (= punch, awl) nickname for a shoemaker. At secondarily consider the name of person of Greek origin Priam.

How popular is Priem?

Priem is ranked 88965 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Priems plummeted by 0.5865102 per cent to 678 since 2000 and slipped by 1638 spots and ranked at 33596. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.35 97.51
Priem is quite popular family name mostly used in Netherlands while Belgium is ahead in terms of density. Around 4831 people have been found who wears Priem as their family name. Priem is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
318,252 Ukraine6
46,707 New Zealand5
50,640 Switzerland2
24,771 Colombia1
169,904 Brazil1
30,360 Thailand1
14,618 Guyana1
49,529 Israel1
18,969 Wales1
56,169 Mexico1
53,505 Turkey1
2,505 Congo1
36,814 Romania1
21,562 Portugal1
17,768 Pakistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527 Denmark44
32,811 Sweden29
3,830 Luxembourg20
81,586 Spain17
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,493 Canada62
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Priem:
2,565 Netherlands970
30,532 United States968
1,731 Belgium898
12,921 France723
11,494 South Africa548
31,047 Germany336
20,531 Australia123
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Comments

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Griselda Loranger
priem is somewhat frequent name in the north, Flemish name of Dutch origin, means punch, ankle, nicknamed the artisan who used them.

Priem Namesakes

    Cees Priem, Dutch cyclist, professional active from 1973 to 1987
  • Cathi Priemer, Musical artist
  • Petra Priemer, Olympic athlete
  • Cees Priem, Bicycler

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