Proença Surname

36,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Portugal

Proença Surname User-submission:

Merino is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. The breed is originally from Alentejo, south Portugal, from where it was introduced to Spain; its wool was already highly valued in the Middle Ages. Today, Merinos are still regarded as having some of the finest and softest wool of any sheep.

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Proença Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Portugal4,5951:2,267320
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Brazil1,2381:172,9196,661
France391:1,703,147154,208
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
United States161:22,653,683662,747
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England81:6,964,757184,742
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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Proença (42) may also be a first name.

Proença Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Merino is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. The breed is originally from Alentejo, south Portugal, from where it was introduced to Spain; its wool was already highly valued in the Middle Ages. Today, Merinos are still regarded as having some of the finest and softest wool of any sheep. Poll Merinos have no horns (or very small stubs, known as scurs), and horned Merino rams have long, spiral horns which grow close to the head.

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Proença Demographics

Average Male Proença Height

171.28 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 72 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Proença Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proença is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proença? popularity and diffusion

The last name Proença is the 36,737th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 507,595 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Proença live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Proença is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Barring Mozambique Proença is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 32 percent live and Angola, where 11 percent live.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proenza866,129/
Proensa86168/
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Proensia809/
Proencay805/
Proenzza801/
Prhoensa801/
Proenso712/
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Praenza711/
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