Praston Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Praston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Praston (12) may also be a first name.

Praston Last Name Facts

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

Praston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Praston.

How Common Is The Last Name Praston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Praston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Praston are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Praston is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Praston is primarily found in: California, where 40 percent live, Wisconsin, where 40 percent live and Michigan, where 20 percent live. Beside The United States Praston is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Guyana, where 13 percent live.

Praston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Praston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Praston last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Praston
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