Prohaska Surname
Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,130 | 1:170,169 | 17,195 |
| Austria | 1,535 | 1:5,548 | 641 |
| Germany | 864 | 1:93,178 | 11,661 |
| Croatia | 245 | 1:17,260 | 3,515 |
| Serbia | 143 | 1:49,965 | 4,864 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 1:104,012 | 8,671 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
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'.
- deleted-44473A Czech surname that means 'walk', 'stroll', 'promenade'.
- martintrProhaska Demographics
Average Male Prohaska Height
176.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Prohaska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prohaska Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prohaska is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Proháska or Prohaška. Click here to see other possible spellings of Prohaska.
How Common Is The Last Name Prohaska? popularity and diffusion
It is the 91,267th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,389,162 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Prohaska live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,130 people, or 1 in 170,169. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.
Prohaska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Prohaska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prohaska last name expanded 3,227 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prohaska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Prohaska are 10.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.72% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proháska | 96 | 6 | / |
| Prohaška | 96 | 3 | / |
| Prohaszka | 94 | 152 | / |
| Prohascka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prohaaska | 94 | 1 | / |
| Proaska | 93 | 2 | / |
| Prohaski | 88 | 134 | / |
| Prohasca | 88 | 49 | / |
| Prohasky | 88 | 26 | / |
| Prohaske | 88 | 16 | / |
| Prohacka | 88 | 11 | / |
| Proaskat | 88 | 10 | / |
| Prohajka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Proahska | 88 | 1 | / |
| Proashka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Prohasko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Prohászka | 82 | 920 | / |
| Prohaczka | 82 | 11 | / |
| Proehazka | 82 | 2 | / |
| Prohodska | 82 | 2 | / |
| Prohatský | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prohatská | 82 | 1 | / |
| Prohasker | 82 | 0 | / |
| Proasky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Proaski | 80 | 0 | / |
| Prohosky | 75 | 39 | / |
| Prohácka | 75 | 7 | / |
| Proashke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Proházka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prehasko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prohoski | 75 | 1 | / |
| Praochka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Proháczka | 71 | 16 | / |
| Prohodski | 71 | 14 | / |
| Prohodsky | 71 | 9 | / |
| Prohotsky | 71 | 6 | / |
| Prehaskey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Proaqo | 57 | 3 | / |
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