Profet Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Profet Surname Definition:

William Propheta was charter witness in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II, p. 279), and John Profite was admitted burgess of the same burgh, 1440 (NSCM., I, p. 10). Thom Propheit appears as "mair of the quarter of Brechin" and sheriff-depute of Forfar in 1473 (SCM.

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Profet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Aruba281:3,696529
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Profet (27) may also be a first name.

Profet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Propheta was charter witness in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II, p. 279), and John Profite was admitted burgess of the same burgh, 1440 (NSCM., I, p. 10). Thom Propheit appears as "mair of the quarter of Brechin" and sheriff-depute of Forfar in 1473 (SCM., IV, p. 8). Alexander Perfat in Dundee was charged with aiding the English in 1552 (Beats, p. 327). Proffeit 1515. Weekley (p. 198) says this name owes its origin to an ancestor who had enacted such a part in mediaeval pageant. and the suggestion is not unlikely. On mediaeval pageants see Miss Anna Jean Mills, Mediaeval plays in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1927.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Profet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Profet (Russian: Профет) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Profet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Profet reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

Profet is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Aruba, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Profet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Profet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Profet last name expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Profet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Profet last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

Profet earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.63% less than the national average, earning $28,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Profete9292/
Profeit9251/
Proffet9233/
Profest9211/
Profeet9210/
Profiet926/
Profett922/
Profhet921/
Phrofet920/
Profets920/
Profe91579/
Proffett8637/
Profette861/
Profhete861/
Proffiet861/
Proffete860/
Profit833,037/
Propfe8394/
Profer8368/
Proffe8367/
Profes8347/
Profyt8321/
Prefet8319/
Profee837/
Proofe835/
Profie832/
Prowfe831/
Profey830/
Profetová806/
Proudfett800/
Prophet775,344/
Profitt772,836/
Proffit772,664/
Proffer771,424/
Profijt77419/
Proufit774/
Proofer773/
Proffie772/
Profite772/
Profith772/
Propfer772/
Profhit771/
Prefeth771/
Pfropfe771/
Proffey771/
Preffet771/
Prosfer771/
Proffes771/
Prozfer771/
Profète771/
Praffet770/
Profess770/
Profi73682/
Prafe73341/
Profy7371/
Profa732/
Profí731/
Profê731/
Proffitt7113,501/
Prophete7113,474/
Proudfit71442/
Prophett71267/
Profitte7115/
Prophets718/
Proffith716/
Profittt711/
Proefitt711/
Prophetz711/
Prosfitt711/
Phrophet711/
Proyphet711/
Propheth711/
Profaite711/
Proffitp711/
Proodfit710/
Profis67281/
Profio67146/
Prophette6738/
Prefit6734/
Proffi6734/
Proveh6733/
Proffitte674/
Profys672/
Proufa672/
Profii672/
Profiy671/
Prafer671/
Profid671/
Profip671/
Prafes671/
Prohphete671/
Proiffitt671/
Phrophete671/
Prefed671/
Proofi671/
Prophe671/

Profet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Profet in the Russian language
Профетprofet-

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