Profir Surname

151,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Profir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Profir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,8261:10,9961,426
Moldova8281:4,301615
Russia1151:1,253,24490,592
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Profir (527) may also be a first name.

Profir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Profir (Russian: Профир) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Profir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Profir is the 151,695th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,510,350 people. The last name Profir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Profir live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 367,549th most commonly used first name globally, held by 527 people.

This last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 1,826 people, or 1 in 10,996. In Romania Profir is primarily concentrated in: Galați County, where 27 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent are found and Iași County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Profir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Profir surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

The amount Profir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning R 167,496 per year; in United States they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $34,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.92% more than the national average, earning $76,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Profire92430/
Profoihr861/
Proudfir860/
Profyr83119/
Profer8368/
Profirova80103/
Proudfire804/
Proffer771,424/
Proofer773/
Profert773/
Propfer772/
Prosfer771/
Prefier771/
Prozfer771/
Proffert7132/
Prefer67104/
Profyrova672/
Prafer671/
Proudfert670/
Pfroepffer631/
Preefer6272/
Preffer6270/
Preufer621/
Preuffer571/
Propheer571/
Prophert571/

Profir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Profir in the Russian language
Профирprofir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Profir
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