Proix Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Proix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3761:176,65627,509
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Proix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proix is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proix? popularity and diffusion

The surname Proix is the 728,955th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Proix occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Proix are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 176,656. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 63 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Grand Est, where 7 percent are found. Outside of France Proix is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prox89727/
Prix89605/
Proux802,594/
Prois80125/
Priox803/
Prixe803/
Proik802/
Proig802/
Praix801/
Pronx801/
Priex801/
Proios73775/
Proias73150/
Prooij7386/
Proics7340/
Projic7333/
Proiss7314/
Proies737/
Pricxe733/
Projis733/
Proits732/
Proiek731/
Proxce731/
Pruixx731/
Proich731/
Proiog731/
Proutx731/
Proise731/
Pros671,915/
Priz671,898/
Prax671,643/
Proz671,243/
Pris671,095/
Prok67956/
Proć67912/
Proc67908/
Pric67881/
Proß67744/
Proj67243/
Prik67228/
Prajoux67199/
Prog67187/
Prex67120/
Prig6764/
Prohias6761/
Priß6741/
Prixová6731/
Proxová6719/
Prij6716/
Proč6715/
Proxova672/
Prič672/
Prož671/
Próx671/
Prohies671/
Proź671/
Proż671/
Priq671/
Priš671/
Proiekt671/
Projics671/
Proś671/

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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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  • 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 Proix
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