Proev Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Proev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 48 | 1:145,394 | 8,368 |
| North Macedonia | 28 | 1:75,053 | 7,214 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Proev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Proev (Russian: Проев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Proev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Proev are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 145,394. In Bulgaria Proev is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 56 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projev | 91 | 1 | / |
| Prev | 89 | 279 | / |
| Prov | 89 | 4 | / |
| Projeva | 83 | 15 | / |
| Projeev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Priev | 80 | 206 | / |
| Preev | 80 | 14 | / |
| Praev | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pryev | 80 | 9 | / |
| Proeb | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pruev | 80 | 5 | / |
| Proov | 80 | 4 | / |
| Preav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Proiv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hprov | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preiv | 80 | 0 | / |
| Priyev | 73 | 153 | / |
| Proyov | 73 | 7 | / |
| Proofe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Prajev | 73 | 2 | / |
| Priyov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prayev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Proyiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preyav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Proefh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prew | 67 | 1,732 | / |
| Prow | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Prav | 67 | 321 | / |
| Pref | 67 | 24 | / |
| Praweev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Prajeev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Proyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Preyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prajova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proheph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prejevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prejeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proesph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Przayev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pragiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pruv | 67 | 1 | / |
Proev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proev in the Russian language | ||
| Проев | proev | - |
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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 Proev
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