Prashaw Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prashaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prashaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Prashaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prashaw occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Prashaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Prashaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,009,375th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Prashaw live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 1,589,732. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 62 percent live, Arizona, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Prashaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prashaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prashaw last name increased 1,629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prashaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prashaw surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Prashaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% less than the national average, earning $41,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pradshaw932/
Preshaw86341/
Prashab861/
Proshaw860/
Prashabh801/
Prasow7767/
Prasav7725/
Prasab7716/
Prasaf7716/
Prosaw773/
Prasów771/
Presaw770/
Prasova71265/
Prasobh7181/
Prashob7132/
Prasadf7126/
Praszow7110/
Prashov717/
Prassab711/
Prassow711/
Prochaw711/
Pressaw710/
Preshow710/
Prashobh675/
Proshova672/
Prajsova671/
Praisova671/
Prausova671/
Prasadtv671/
Prasadff671/

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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 Prashaw
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