Proestou Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Proestou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proestou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece941:117,87019,800
Cyprus261:34,0343,767
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Proestou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proestou is most common in Greece. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proestou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Proestou live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 66 percent are found, North Aegean, where 33 percent are found and Crete, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Greece it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Proestou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Proestou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Proestou earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prostou931/
Proestos88340/
Presto865,233/
Proeto8612/
Prosto8611/
Proetto80332/
Prostoi80115/
Prestoy8029/
Praesto8021/
Prostoo8019/
Prostoj8019/
Priesto8010/
Prostho806/
Pressto804/
Prestto803/
Prostau801/
Prastou801/
Prostoa801/
Prahestu7523/
Presteau753/
Praestus753/
Prestoja751/
Presta715,897/
Prasto7187/
Prousteau7161/
Prostá718/
Prestá716/
Prosta715/
Proeta712/
Prusto711/
Projestha711/
Prestay6760/
Proetta6744/
Priesta6711/
Prestha677/
Prestai676/
Prushtu674/
Prastuy674/
Prouito672/
Prostea672/
Pruszto671/
Prestey671/
Preztto671/
Prausto671/
Prustoo671/
Prastoy671/
Proshta671/
Prostai671/
Prestta671/
Prestìa671/
Praesta671/

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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 Proestou
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