Proek Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Proek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Proek (4) may also be a first name.

Proek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proek (Russian: Проек) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proek? popularity and diffusion

Proek is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Proek is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Proek are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Proek is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 4 people.

It is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,743,573. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Kampong Speu Province, where 50 percent live and Mondulkiri Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Cambodia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Proek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Proek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Proek last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proeck9116/
Projek919/
Proyek914/
Proiek911/
Proeyk911/
Proekh911/
Prok89956/
Prek89503/
Proyekt8315/
Proiekt831/
Praek801,174/
Prokh80200/
Preik80164/
Prokk8088/
Preuk8083/
Preck8053/
Prook8028/
Phrek8025/
Prouk809/
Proec808/
Preek805/
Pruek804/
Preak803/
Prekh802/
Proik802/
Preyk801/
Proeg801/
Priek801/
Projieck775/
Phruek73109/
Prayok7371/
Preick7337/
Pruoik7336/
Preeck7320/
Preake7318/
Phraek7317/
Praeck7312/
Pređak7311/
Praekh736/
Pruiok735/
Prouik735/
Prouke732/
Projak731/
Projec731/
Preekh731/
Prejak731/
Preuck731/
Proesc731/
Proyck731/
Preike731/
Prieck730/
Preaks730/
Proc67908/
Preg67392/
Pruk67270/
Prog67187/
Prokova6788/
Proyect6752/
Preuske6714/
Praecke676/
Phrawek674/
Prayoke674/
Preiske673/
Phreykz673/
Prreekh673/
Preußke672/
Praeske671/
Prejeck671/
Preikss671/
Preigke671/

Proek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proek in the Russian language
Проекproek-

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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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  • 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 Proek
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