Cognomen פרינץ (Prinz 
, פרינץ 
) , globally, is a common last name. The family name פרינץ is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Very seldom, פרינץ is the forename as well as the last name.