Prohl Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prohl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4281:188,09721,845
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Prohl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prohl is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prohl? popularity and diffusion

Prohl is the 431,494th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. The surname Prohl is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Prohl are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prohl is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 188,097. In Germany Prohl is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 25 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Prohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prohl last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prohl earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning $42,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phrohl910/
Prohle910/
Prol892,480/
Prochel834/
Prochyl831/
Prahl805,167/
Prole801,874/
Proll80758/
Prosl8073/
Proul8051/
Prhal8034/
Prolt802/
Projl801/
Prool801/
Proil801/
Práhl801/
Prochild779/
Proschel777/
Prohlová772/
Procel733,268/
Proisl7396/
Prosel7367/
Procil7336/
Prosil7326/
Protil7325/
Progli7321/
Protel7312/
Proule7311/
Prahal739/
Prahle737/
Proile732/
Prathl731/
Prosle731/
Proltd731/
Pruotl731/
Prauhl731/
Prhale731/
Prhald731/
Proull731/
Proole730/
Prolle730/
Pfrahl730/
Prahll730/
Prouschil712/
Procell671,247/
Pral67581/
Prachyl67321/
Prolova6792/
Prossel6777/
Prachel6744/
Prosell6722/
Prahtel6718/
Protell6717/
Prachýl679/
Prousel679/
Prolová674/
Proulle672/
Prachil672/
Prahcyl671/
Proucel671/
Prahsel671/
Prasehl670/
Prosill670/

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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 Prohl
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