Last name Prien (Prien 
, Прин 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Prien is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and Serbia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Serbia. Much less frequently, Prien is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Prien | Germany, Indonesia, Serbia, Denmark, United States |
| Прин | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| johann andreas prien 16 Sep 1755 Weddingen - 18 May 1814 Immenrode (b. 1755) |
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| hans detlev prien botanist (1766-1831), DE (b. 1766) |
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| catharine marie christine prien 1 Jan 1797 Immenrode - 23 Nov 1855 Weddingen (b. 1797) |
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| carl prien DE (b. 1818) |
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günther prien German U-boat commander during World War II, DE (b. 1908) |
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| friedrich prien DE (b. 1852) |
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| august prien (b. 1857) |
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børge prien Danish psychologist (b. 1929) |
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| paul prien German journalist, DE (b. 1885) |
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| peter prien German officer and Knight's Cross recipient (b. 1922) |
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| hans-jürgen prien German church historian, theologian and historian, DE (b. 1935) |
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nico prien DE (b. 1994) |
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| irmtraut prien DE (b. 1953) |
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| karin prien German politician, DE (b. 1965) |
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| ron prien college basketball player (1969–1969) Creighton |
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