Proehl Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

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

Proehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0691:339,06430,564
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
France81:8,302,840321,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Proehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proehl occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proehl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 320,709th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Proehl live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,069 people, or 1 in 339,064. In The United States Proehl is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Proehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Proehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Proehl surname rose 1,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Proehl last name are 21.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Proehl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phroehl921/
Prehl91385/
Proel91186/
Proell83473/
Prehll8350/
Preehl8319/
Priehl835/
Praehl830/
Prel80642/
Prhl801/
Prell734,831/
Priol731,956/
Pröhl731,922/
Priel73871/
Pruel73609/
Presl73374/
Preel73287/
Preul73212/
Prael73165/
Pråhl7360/
Prøhl7327/
Prühl7312/
Pryhl7311/
Prihl738/
Pprel733/
Przel732/
Pryol731/
Prelt730/
Pruell6771/
Priell6713/
Phrael676/
Prl673/
Prioll672/
Prihll671/
Pröhll671/
Prrell671/
Phreel671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Proehl
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