Profesa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Profesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Profesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Profesa (36) may also be a first name.

Profesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Profesa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Profesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Profesa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 36 people.

The surname Profesa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Profesa is most common in: Kanungu District, where 50 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 50 percent are found. Not including Uganda Profesa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Professa932/
Professi8021/
Professo8010/
Profecia803/
Profeser801/
Professio753/
Prophessa751/
Professer751/
Profeiser751/
Profice71188/
Profise713/
Profiso711/
Profazio6732/
Proficet6716/
Profecho6716/
Profazza673/
Prophesy671/
Profisio671/
Profichet63103/
Profaiser635/
Prophesse631/
Profissio631/
Phraephasa5911/
Profico57788/
Profizi5785/
Praphasa53159/
Prapheso53152/
Proficio5396/
Prophecy531/
Profício531/
Praphasai50508/
Phrophecy501/

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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 Profesa
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