Proffen Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Proffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Proffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proffen (Russian: Проффен) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Proffen.

How Common Is The Last Name Proffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Proffen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Proffen reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Proffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proffen surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Proffen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Profen924/
Propfen866/
Proffin860/
Profent860/
Preffen860/
Profin7721/
Prefen771/
Prafen770/
Profina7114/
Praffin710/
Prafent710/
Profinova631/
Prafenova631/
Prafin622/
Prafina5719/
Praephen531/

Proffen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proffen in the Russian language
Проффенproffen-

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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 Proffen
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