Probov Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Probov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Probov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Probov Last Name Facts

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

Probov (Russian: Пробов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Probov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Probov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Probov is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Probov live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Probov is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 10 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proboev9267/
Probova925/
Proboyv922/
Provov8317/
Provova779/
Provow67258/
Pravov67133/
Prabow6714/
Prabav673/
Provop672/
Prabowová671/
Prabhav62207/
Pravova6267/
Prompab6215/
Prompow626/
Provosp625/
Promphab573/
Prochuow570/
Prabab502/
Pravap501/
Pravab501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Probov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Probov in the Russian language
Пробовprobov-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Probov
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis