Proir Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Proir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Proir (51) may also be a first name.

Proir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proir has its highest incidence in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proir? popularity and diffusion

Proir is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Proir occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Proir live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

It is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 17 percent are found.

Proir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Proir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proir last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proier9131/
Proire911/
Pror8996/
Prir8915/
Progier831/
Pryor8045,677/
Prior8041,306/
Prier802,337/
Prosr8031/
Prore8015/
Preir804/
Prire804/
Prair804/
Proer804/
Pritr803/
Proyr802/
Prhir801/
Prgor801/
Prort801/
Prror801/
Prougier771/
Proyer73280/
Praire73220/
Preier73213/
Prayor73157/
Preire73103/
Preyor7398/
Projer7393/
Prower7387/
Prijor7366/
Priyar7333/
Proyar7324/
Proyor738/
Priyer734/
Prroor733/
Prouer733/
Projar732/
Prottr732/
Pryior732/
Praier731/
Prierz731/
Prayir731/
Preisr731/
Protrz731/
Prrier731/
Prortt731/
Praior731/
Projor731/
Pruyor730/
Prryor730/
Pryier730/
Priyor730/
Pruier730/
Preior730/
Proure730/
Prrior730/
Proyart67553/
Prhiyar67186/
Pragier67102/
Prigger6754/
Prar6740/
Preiher6711/
Pryr679/
Praihar678/
Phrower675/
Projard674/
Proyard673/
Prayord672/
Preiore672/
Prorova672/
Pregier672/
Prriyar672/
Phriyar671/
Pruirtt671/
Prer671/
Prjr671/
Preiere671/
Prugier671/
Prayier670/
Prujier670/

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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
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  • 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 Proir
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