Progon Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Progon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Progon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Progon (10) may also be a first name.

Progon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Progon (Russian: Прогон) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Progon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Progon is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Progon live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Progon is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Progon is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 33 percent live, Republic of Tatarstan, where 33 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 6 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prongon9220/
Progoin921/
Progohn920/
Pregon83302/
Progan8322/
Pragon8310/
Progun835/
Prugon830/
Progonova8040/
Prangon7784/
Prungon771/
Progahn771/
Progonnova7589/
Prangoon716/
Praughon711/
Proughan711/
Progunova6752/
Pregoń678/
Pragan676/
Pragun675/
Proganova671/
Prachgosin6317/
Prangan62561/
Praghan62462/
Pragane62219/
Prägant6223/
Pragund623/
Preegan622/
Pragand621/
Praghane57236/
Pragasen5719/
Praghumn574/
Pragassen5390/
Pragasing532/

Progon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Progon in the Russian language
Прогонprogon-

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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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  • 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 Progon
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