Proft Surname
Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname
Proft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,182 | 1:68,110 | 8,712 |
| United States | 352 | 1:1,029,713 | 75,652 |
| Czechia | 47 | 1:226,244 | 31,645 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Proft (21) may also be a first name.
Proft Demographics
Average Proft Salary in
United States
$45,808 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Proft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proft Come From? nationality or country of origin
Proft (Russian: Профт) is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Proft click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proft? popularity and diffusion
The last name Proft is the 233,413th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Proft are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Proft is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 68,110. In Germany Proft is mostly found in: Saxony, where 39 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.
Proft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Proft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proft last name rose 1,530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Proft Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Proft last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Proft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.11% more than the national average, earning $64,642 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profft | 91 | 150 | / |
| Propft | 91 | 2 | / |
| Profts | 91 | 0 | / |
| Prof | 89 | 188 | / |
| Proudft | 83 | 0 | / |
| Proff | 80 | 776 | / |
| Profe | 80 | 579 | / |
| Propf | 80 | 87 | / |
| Proof | 80 | 54 | / |
| Profs | 80 | 28 | / |
| Provt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Praft | 80 | 3 | / |
| Prouf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Prosf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phrof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vprof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prrof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Probt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Preft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Prowt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Proftová | 77 | 60 | / |
| Proftova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Prouff | 73 | 265 | / |
| Propfe | 73 | 94 | / |
| Proffe | 73 | 67 | / |
| Proohf | 73 | 21 | / |
| Prooff | 73 | 11 | / |
| Proofe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Profss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Prhoof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Praaft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Protvs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prowfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Praeft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Prowtt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Prow | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Praf | 67 | 60 | / |
| Prob | 67 | 11 | / |
| Prophte | 67 | 9 | / |
| Prov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Profova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfropfe | 67 | 1 | / |
Proft Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proft in the Russian language | ||
| Профт | proft | - |
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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 Proft
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