M Surname

10,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Comoros

M Surname Definition:

A variant of Proud for further information.

Andrew Pruet, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Pruet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Pruwet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Prowet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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M Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,4391:53,1253,638
United Arab Emirates12,1491:75476
Iraq9,1801:3,815405
Egypt5,0031:18,3762,133
Bangladesh3,5151:45,3362,569
Congo3,1071:1,606254
Taiwan1,2351:18,984276
Comoros1,0611:706104
Djibouti6991:1,309145
Iran5681:135,18012,245
Kuwait5591:6,799949
Yemen3381:78,1815,245
Canada2581:142,81214,673
China1371:9,980,449628
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Haiti941:113,6595,346
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Guinea141:845,2731,273
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Albania61:485,67618,535
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Curaçao41:39,312638
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Suriname11:552,6169,664
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland71:534,74514,325

M (67,630) may also be a first name.

M Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Proud for further information.

Andrew Pruet, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Pruet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Pruwet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Prowet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Juliana Prouet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1680. Buried — May Pruett, nurse at Mr. Parr's: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1717. Married — John Pruet and Mary Pruit (sic): ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

HADKIN (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Had(a + the English diminutive suff. kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

M Last Name Facts

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

M (Russian: Мь) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name M? popularity and diffusion

The last name M is the 10,650th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 138,058 people. The surname M occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of M live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 27 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,287th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 67,630 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 14,439 people, or 1 in 53,125. In India M is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India M exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent are found and Iraq, where 17 percent are found.

M Last Name Statistics demography

The amount M earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $21,441,900 COP per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Me6722,182/
Md6712,137/
Mm6711,841/
Hm6710,067/
Mh676,004/
Mt675,273/
Åm6753/
Mỹ672/
672/
671/
671/
671/
671/
671/

M Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
M in the Russian language
Мьm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to M
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