Prochaska Surname

94,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Prochaska Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who traveled by foot, a walker.

Prochaska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3371:108,61811,870
Germany8111:99,26712,326
Austria6771:12,5781,790
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

The alternate forms: Procháska (107) are calculated separately.

Prochaska Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who traveled by foot, a walker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Prochaska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prochaska is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Procháska. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prochaska? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prochaska is the 94,848th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,451,702 people. Prochaska occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Prochaska live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,337 people, or 1 in 108,618. In The United States Prochaska is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Nebraska, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Prochaska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prochaska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prochaska surname rose 2,181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prochaska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prochaska surname are 27.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Prochaska earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $51,447 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Procháska96107/
Prochaszka953/
Prochaskai950/
Prochazka894,488/
Prochaski89274/
Prochaske890/
Prochoska890/
Prochászka8416/
Procházka7816,009/
Prochoski7815/
Prochazca783/
Prochozka781/
Prachazka780/
Prochotsky7475/
Prokhaskyi744/
Prochotský743/
Prochodskij701/
Prachoski672/

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