Prohaska Surname

91,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Prohaska Surname User-submission:

An originally Czech surname which has derived from Prochaska, meaning 'one who travels by foot' or basically just 'walker'.

Prohaska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1301:170,16917,195
Austria1,5351:5,548641
Germany8641:93,17811,661
Croatia2451:17,2603,515
Serbia1431:49,9654,864
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Bosnia and Herzegovina341:104,0128,671
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Proháska (6) & Prohaška (3) are calculated separately.

Prohaska Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An originally Czech surname which has derived from Prochaska, meaning 'one who travels by foot' or basically just 'walker'.

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A Czech surname that means 'walk', 'stroll', 'promenade'.

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Prohaska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prohaska is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Proháska or Prohaška. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prohaska? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,267th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,389,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Prohaska are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Prohaska is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,130 people, or 1 in 170,169. In The United States Prohaska is most numerous in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Prohaska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prohaska has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prohaska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prohaska surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Prohaska earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.26% more than the national average, earning R 378,456 per year; in United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,842 CAD per year.

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