Prabst Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prabst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prabst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Präbst (10) are calculated separately.

Prabst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prabst occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Präbst. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prabst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Prabst are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Paraguay, where 2 percent reside.

Prabst Last Name Statistics demography

Prabst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Präbst9410/
Probst8345,828/
Pravst8369/
Pröbst8338/
Prapst831/
Prebst830/
Probszt77106/
Proebst779/
Prosbst772/
Probste771/
Praybsz771/
Probpst770/
Probsth770/
Probsts770/
Pravs7346/
Probs7317/
Praps731/
Propst677,330/
Provst67160/
Probstová6741/
Präpst6712/
Prapsz678/
Probstova675/
Probzt672/
Profst672/
Prapps672/
Prosbs672/
Probsp671/
Pravsh671/
Preibs671/
Prowst671/
Praups670/
Probsh670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prabst
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