Proba Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Proba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Poland1161:327,66237,999
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
India221:34,866,608408,224
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Próba (5) & Probá (1) are calculated separately.

Proba (236) may also be a first name.

Proba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proba (Bengali: প্রবা, Russian: Проба) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Próba or Probá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 568,231st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. Proba is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Proba reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Proba is also the 583,008th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 236 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 388,915. In Germany Proba is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Proba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Proba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proba last name rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Proba surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Proba earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Próba935/
Probá931/
Probha91168/
Prosba9142/
Probat9117/
Prośba9115/
Proboa911/
Probas911/
Probau911/
Probay910/
Probach8382/
Probash834/
Probast833/
Probhat832/
Proubay832/
Probaus832/
Probhas831/
Probeha831/
Prova8017,812/
Praba802,649/
Proby80730/
Probo80591/
Probe80212/
Pruba80181/
Probi8093/
Preba8021/
Prowa805/
Probeaux776/
Probaudh771/
Probhatt771/
Probeast770/
Prabha7340,903/
Provat73817/
Prober73422/
Prompa73345/
Prebay73139/
Probio7375/
Provaz7371/
Provau7360/
Probit7348/
Probey7338/
Probis7334/
Probez7333/
Provas7332/
Prabat7329/
Provad7328/
Probee7327/
Prabah7324/
Probet7321/
Prabas7320/
Prebai7319/
Prosby7317/
Prebha7315/
Prgova7311/
Probić7311/
Prabea739/
Prabaa739/
Probed739/
Probot738/
Proube738/
Prabad737/
Prowai736/
Prébay736/
Proubi735/
Proboy734/
Probho734/
Prabaj733/
Proway732/
Prabau732/
Proebo732/
Prowah732/
Probeh732/
Probes731/
Prabaz731/
Praboa731/
Prahba731/
Probje731/
Probyi731/
Proiva731/
Phraba731/
Proobe731/
Pravoa731/
Probie731/
Prouva731/
Provah731/
Prowaz731/
Prabai731/
Probyt731/
Prouby730/
Proova730/
Proswa730/
Prabhat675,030/
Prabash671,798/
Probets67301/
Prabhas67174/
Probosz67127/
Provaux67115/
Probett67114/
Probost6795/
Probošt6793/
Prouvay6751/
Provaas6746/
Prrabha6726/
Prouvat6720/
Phrompa6716/
Probych6715/
Probest6714/
Prabhau6714/
Prompha6710/
Probisz679/
Prabhaa678/
Prabhad678/
Probish677/
Probist677/
Prabhap676/
Prouvas675/
Prabhay674/
Prabhaj674/
Provast674/
Proumpa674/
Prabaha673/
Proubet673/
Prabhha672/
Pratbha672/
Provash672/
Probots672/
Prompai672/
Probich671/
Probitt671/
Pprabha671/
Prabaij671/
Prabhah671/
Preebha671/
Prathba671/
Prabhaz671/
Prubach671/
Proboht671/
Prohber671/
Prowhea671/
Prabach671/
Probhis671/
Provais671/
Provaud671/
Provaus671/
Proybee671/
Pruibas671/
Prompea671/
Prompay671/
Probess670/
Provats670/
Probits670/

Proba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proba in the Bengali language
প্রবাpraba-
Proba in the Russian language
Пробаproba-

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