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 surname Probst (Russian: Пробст) is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as: Pröbst. For other potential spellings of Probst click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Probst? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,261st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 159,020 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Probst live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Probst is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 24,685 people, or 1 in 3,261. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 33 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.
Probst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Probst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Probst last name expanded 785 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 528 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Probst Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.39% registered with 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Probst
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