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
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Proft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Proft (Russian: Профт) is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Proft.
How Common Is The Last Name Proft? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,413th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,217,330 people. Proft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Proft live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 68,110. In Germany Proft is most frequent in: Saxony, where 39 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 24 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Proft last name increased 1,530 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Proft Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Proft surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% 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
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- 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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