Prohan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina521:68,0087,242
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Prohan (17) may also be a first name.

Prohan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prohan occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prohan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Prohan live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 68,008. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proahan9212/
Proohan921/
Proan912/
Prgohain861/
Prohaten860/
Prohon8324/
Prouan831/
Proane831/
Prohanova8011/
Bprgohain801/
Projean77124/
Prouane777/
Prahhan771/
Projyan771/
Projian771/
Proaine771/
Prrehan771/
Prohoon770/
Pfrehan770/
Preuhan770/
Praon7362/
Preon731/
Proam731/
Prohom6736/
Prehon6734/
Prohonova6717/
Prahon671/
Preoin670/
Phraong624/
Phraeon624/
Praeein622/
Prahoon621/
Praom5531/
Prahonova531/
Praoom504/
Prahom501/

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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 Prohan
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