Proefke Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Proefke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Proefke Demographics
Average Proefke Salary in
United States
$42,549 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Proefke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proefke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Proefke occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proefke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Proefke is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Proefke live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Proefke is most numerous in: Michigan, where 47 percent live, Florida, where 36 percent live and California, where 16 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live.
Proefke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Proefke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proefke last name grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Proefke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Proefke surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
Proefke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,549 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profke | 92 | 261 | / |
| Prefke | 92 | 5 | / |
| Praefke | 86 | 221 | / |
| Praefcke | 80 | 67 | / |
| Prafke | 77 | 132 | / |
| Präfke | 77 | 29 | / |
| Prüfke | 77 | 7 | / |
| Prefky | 77 | 0 | / |
| Prefki | 77 | 0 | / |
| Prafcke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Präfcke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Praefka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Praffke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Präffke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Preibke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prafkey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Praevcke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Präffcke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Praffkee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Präbke | 62 | 2 | / |
| Provki | 62 | 1 | / |
| Prafky | 62 | 0 | / |
| Prafki | 62 | 0 | / |
| Praufka | 57 | 0 | / |
| Proyavka | 53 | 7 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Proefke
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