Prao Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Prao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,8771:12,2921,002
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Panama51:782,45211,059
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Prao (728) may also be a first name.

Prao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prao (Hindi: प्राो, Russian: Прао) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Prao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prao is the 215,000th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Prao live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,710th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 728 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,877 people, or 1 in 12,292. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Zanzan District, where 52 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent reside and Comoé District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 1 percent reside and Panama, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praho8959/
Praoh8912/
Praeo891/
Preao891/
Pragio8036/
Prajio8010/
Prahao801/
Praiyo801/
Proa753,683/
Preo75683/
Prôa7531/
Phraeoi731/
Praujio731/
Proha67152/
Proho6798/
Prága6752/
Preșa6727/
Pređa6726/
Pro'o6711/
Proňo677/
Proat674/
Proah673/
Proua672/
Praua672/
Phreo672/
Proïa671/
Proșa671/
Prahaiyo671/
Proas671/
Prajyoth671/
Proad670/
Preoo670/
Proau670/

Prao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prao in the Hindi language
प्राोprao66.67
प्राओpra'o33.33
Prao in the Russian language
Праоprao-

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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 Prao
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