Probst Surname
Approximately 45,828 people bear this surname
Probst Surname Definition:
(German) A provost, superintendent, or official head of an institution.
Probst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24,685 | 1:3,261 | 348 |
| United States | 8,764 | 1:41,358 | 5,078 |
| Switzerland | 4,782 | 1:1,717 | 153 |
| Austria | 2,459 | 1:3,463 | 343 |
| Brazil | 1,571 | 1:136,266 | 5,199 |
| France | 1,399 | 1:47,479 | 6,125 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| Denmark | 199 | 1:28,365 | 2,938 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Russia | 176 | 1:818,881 | 66,808 |
| Belgium | 175 | 1:65,695 | 10,538 |
| Kazakhstan | 144 | 1:122,795 | 12,930 |
| Luxembourg | 119 | 1:4,879 | 696 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| Netherlands | 102 | 1:165,561 | 24,214 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Czechia | 44 | 1:241,670 | 33,051 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,116 | 1:44,999 | 5,202 |
The alternate forms: Pröbst (38) are calculated separately.
Probst (18) may also be a first name.
Probst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A provost, superintendent, or official head of an institution.
Probst Demographics
Average Male Probst Height
177.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Probst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Probst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Probst (Russian: Пробст) is most common in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Pröbst. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Probst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,261st most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 159,020 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Probst live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.
Probst is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 24,685 people, or 1 in 3,261. In Germany Probst is most common in: Bavaria, where 33 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.
Probst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Probst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 785 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 528 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Probst Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Probst surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Catholic (50%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Probst surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Probst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning 332,922 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.34% more than the national average, earning R 447,576 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning $18,968,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $59,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pröbst | 94 | 38 | / |
| Probszt | 92 | 106 | / |
| Proebst | 92 | 9 | / |
| Prosbst | 92 | 2 | / |
| Probste | 92 | 1 | / |
| Probpst | 92 | 0 | / |
| Probsth | 92 | 0 | / |
| Probsts | 92 | 0 | / |
| Probs | 91 | 17 | / |
| Propst | 83 | 7,330 | / |
| Provst | 83 | 160 | / |
| Prabst | 83 | 41 | / |
| Präbst | 83 | 10 | / |
| Probzt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Prosbs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Profst | 83 | 2 | / |
| Prowst | 83 | 1 | / |
| Probsp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Prubst | 83 | 0 | / |
| Prebst | 83 | 0 | / |
| Probsh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Probstová | 80 | 41 | / |
| Probstova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Propszt | 77 | 132 | / |
| Propsht | 77 | 9 | / |
| Prospst | 77 | 3 | / |
| Proopst | 77 | 1 | / |
| Provste | 77 | 1 | / |
| Propste | 77 | 0 | / |
| Probsztová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Props | 73 | 114 | / |
| Provs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Probsová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Propps | 67 | 724 | / |
| Proops | 67 | 163 | / |
| Pravst | 67 | 69 | / |
| Präpst | 67 | 12 | / |
| Prupst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Propsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Propstová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Propsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prapst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Propsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Propse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proubx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Proups | 67 | 0 | / |
Probst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Probst in the Russian language | ||
| Пробст | probst | - |
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Probst Reference & Research
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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
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- 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 Probst
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