Proft Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Proft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1821:68,1108,712
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Proft (21) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Profft91150/
Propft912/
Profts910/
Prof89188/
Proudft830/
Proff80776/
Profe80579/
Propf8087/
Proof8054/
Profs8028/
Provt8015/
Praft803/
Prouf802/
Prosf802/
Phrof801/
Vprof801/
Prrof801/
Probt800/
Preft800/
Prowt800/
Proftová7760/
Proftova772/
Prouff73265/
Propfe7394/
Proffe7367/
Proohf7321/
Prooff7311/
Proofe735/
Profss734/
Prhoof731/
Praaft731/
Protvs731/
Prowfe731/
Praeft730/
Prowtt730/
Prow671,178/
Praf6760/
Prob6711/
Prophte679/
Prov674/
Profova673/
Pfropfe671/

Proft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proft in the Russian language
Профтproft-

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Footnotes

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