Prochnau Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Prochnau Surname User-submission:

Prochnau is a surname of Polish origin. It comes from proch and nau, meaning 'gunpowder'. It is an old surname with first records dating to 1100-1300.

Prochnau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2281:353,09434,155
Canada1361:270,92325,472
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Prochnau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Prochnau is a surname of Polish origin. It comes from proch and nau, meaning 'gunpowder'. It is an old surname with first records dating to 1100-1300.

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Prochnau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prochnau occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prochnau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 590,896th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Prochnau are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Prochnau is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 353,094. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Prochnau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prochnau last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Prochnau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $55,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prochna9335/
Prachnau8873/
Prokhnau887/
Prochnou884/
Prochnaya827/
Prochno80206/
Prokhna8028/
Prachna802/
Prakhnau7525/
Prochnij7513/
Pracna7155/
Prosna711/
Prokhno6769/
Prashna674/
Próchno672/
Projsna671/
Prosnaz671/
Proshnejad671/
Prosnus671/
Proshno670/

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