Prants Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Prants Surname User-submission:

The surname Prants means 'French' or 'knight'.

Prants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1921:6,884830
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Finland171:323,33523,349
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Prants (21) may also be a first name.

Prants Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Prants means 'French' or 'knight'.

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Prants Last Name Facts

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

Prants (Georgian: ფრანც, Russian: Пранц) is most common in Estonia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prants? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prants is the 956,400th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. Prants is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Prants live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe. Prants is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 6,884. Aside from Estonia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent live and Finland, where 6 percent live.

Prants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prants has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prants last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prant91194/
Prante831,466/
Prancs8398/
Prantz8369/
Prandt8329/
Praint8313/
Prantt835/
Phrant831/
Praunt831/
Pranth831/
Prantsova801/
Prantte77134/
Prasent775/
Praynet772/
Prhaint771/
Phrantz771/
Prand731,233/
Pranz73278/
Pront73180/
Pranc73119/
Prantová7115/
Prattent7114/
Prahanth713/
Preasent711/
Prancz6761/
Pranci676/
Pranch673/
Pronte673/
Praind672/
Prajnc672/
Preint671/
Proint671/
Pruont671/
Prangy671/
Prajnč671/
Prasnd671/
Praisinth671/
Prontz670/

Prants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prants in the Georgian language
ფრანცprants-
Prants in the Russian language
Пранцpranc-

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