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 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
318,252
Ukraine6
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46,707
New Zealand5
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/New Zealand.png)
50,640
Switzerland2
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24,771
Colombia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Colombia.png)
169,904
Brazil1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Brazil.png)
30,360
Thailand1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Thailand.png)
14,618
Guyana1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Guyana.png)
49,529
Israel1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Israel.png)
18,969
Wales1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Wales.png)
56,169
Mexico1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mexico.png)
53,505
Turkey1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Turkey.png)
2,505
Congo1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Congo.png)
36,814
Romania1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Romania.png)
21,562
Portugal1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Portugal.png)
17,768
Pakistan1
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Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527
Denmark44
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Denmark.png)
32,811
Sweden29
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Sweden.png)
3,830
Luxembourg20
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Luxembourg.png)
81,586
Spain17
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406,964
Russia14
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Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,493
Canada62
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Canada.png)
64,420
England54
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Countries with hundreds of Priem:
2,565
Netherlands970
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30,532
United States968
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1,731
Belgium898
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Belgium.png)
12,921
France723
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/France.png)
11,494
South Africa548
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31,047
Germany336
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Germany.png)
20,531
Australia123
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Priem Namesakes
- Cathi Priemer, Musical artist
- Petra Priemer, Olympic athlete
- Cees Priem, Bicycler
Cees Priem, Dutch cyclist, professional active from 1973 to 1987
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