Praught Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Praught Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2991:123,22912,908
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Praught Last Name Facts

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

The last name Praught is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praught? popularity and diffusion

The last name Praught is the 569,728th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Praught reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 123,229. In Canada Praught is primarily concentrated in: Prince Edward Island, where 35 percent are found, Ontario, where 26 percent are found and Alberta, where 17 percent are found. Beside Canada Praught is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Praught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Praught has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Praught last name grew 1,389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Praught Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Praught last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Praught earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $50,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prought861/
Praeght860/
Prageet711/
Prageeth673,233/
Prageesh673/
Pruxh671/
Praxh670/
Praggy628/
Prujgj621/
Praige620/
Prageed571/
Prugeer571/
Preiget570/
Prax551,643/
Praix501/

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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
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  • 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 Praught
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