Proby Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Proby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6101:594,19548,463
France611:1,088,897118,069
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Proby (91) may also be a first name.

Proby Last Name Facts

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

Proby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 462,174th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name Proby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Proby are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 91 people.

The last name Proby is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 594,195. In The United States Proby is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 13 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Proby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Proby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proby last name are 8.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Proby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.08% less than the national average, earning $36,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $43,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Probey9138/
Prosby9117/
Proboy914/
Probyt911/
Probyi911/
Probay910/
Prouby910/
Probych8315/
Proubay832/
Proba80556/
Probe80212/
Probi8093/
Provy8013/
Preby8013/
Pruby802/
Probá801/
Praby801/
Prober73422/
Probha73168/
Prebay73139/
Probio7375/
Provey7370/
Preboy7352/
Probit7348/
Probis7334/
Probez7333/
Probee7327/
Provyz7327/
Probet7321/
Pravoy7315/
Probić7311/
Probed739/
Proube738/
Prébay736/
Proubi735/
Probeh732/
Proway732/
Probje731/
Proobe731/
Proboa731/
Przaby731/
Prabey731/
Probes731/
Probie731/
Prabiy731/
Prebey730/
Prubey730/
Probets67301/
Probett67114/
Prouvay6751/
Probest6714/
Probisz679/
Probist677/
Proveys677/
Probish677/
Prompuy675/
Provych675/
Prabhay674/
Proubet673/
Prompay671/
Prrabiy671/
Probich671/
Probitt671/
Provaya671/
Prohber671/
Probhis671/
Proybee671/
Probeha671/
Probess670/
Probits670/
Prowhey670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Proby
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