Profka Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Profka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Profka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3241:8,9941,710
Greece741:149,72724,658
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Profka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Profka is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Profka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 663,740th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Profka reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 8,994. In Albania it is mostly found in: Fier County, where 84 percent reside, Vlorë County, where 8 percent reside and Tirana County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Profka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Profka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Profka surname expanded 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Profka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Profka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Profka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.37% less than the national average, earning $32,204 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Profke83261/
Prafka8311/
Provka836/
Profko833/
Praefka771/
Praufka770/
Proszwka711/
Prafke67132/
Probko6713/
Pravka675/
Provko673/
Probki672/
Provki671/
Prawka671/
Prewka671/
Prafki670/
Prafky670/
Prowker6228/
Prafcke629/
Pravkha621/
Pradfke621/
Praffke621/
Prafkey620/
Praffkee570/
Pravko50130/
Prawko5013/
Prevco501/
Prabco501/

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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 Profka
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