Probus Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Probus Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, borne by a Cornish local saint (not in the Roman calendar), after whom the parish of St. Probus is named.

Probus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8151:444,73538,181
Austria201:425,77243,235
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Próbus (1) are calculated separately.

Probus (37) may also be a first name.

Probus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient personal name, borne by a Cornish local saint (not in the Roman calendar), after whom the parish of St. Probus is named.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probus Last Name Facts

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

Probus (Russian: Пробус) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Próbus. Click here for other potential spellings of Probus.

How Common Is The Last Name Probus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,240th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Probus reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Probus is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 37 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 815 people, or 1 in 444,735. In The United States Probus is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 41 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Probus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Probus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Probus surname increased 1,430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Probus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Probus are 27.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.71% registered with the party.

Probus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Próbus941/
Probeus927/
Probaus922/
Probust922/
Provus8391/
Prebus8341/
Probut839/
Probhu833/
Probau831/
Probosz77127/
Prebush7728/
Prabhus774/
Provaus771/
Prouvos771/
Provust770/
Proveus770/
Prabu735,159/
Probosch7119/
Phroibut714/
Provoust713/
Probaudh711/
Prabhu6762,230/
Provau6760/
Prompu6751/
Provou6728/
Prahbu6713/
Phrabu679/
Prabut674/
Prabuj672/
Prabou672/
Prabau672/
Prâbhu671/
Prawos671/
Pravou671/
Praabu671/
Prabuh671/
Pratbhush671/
Prabgu671/
Prabuz671/

Probus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Probus in the Russian language
Пробусprobus-

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