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 Probst Salary in
United States
$45,883 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Probst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Probst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Probst (Russian: Пробст) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pröbst. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Probst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Probst is the 12,261st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 159,020 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Probst reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Probst is also the 2,608,198th most common first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 24,685 people, or 1 in 3,261. In Germany Probst is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 33 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 70 countries. It is also found 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 number of people who held the Probst last name increased 785 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 528 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Probst Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Probst surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Catholic (50%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Probst last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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
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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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