Projer Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Projer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Projer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Austria181:473,08046,251
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Projer Last Name Facts

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

Projer is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Projer.

How Common Is The Last Name Projer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Projer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 110,985. In Switzerland Projer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Graubünden, where 65 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 9 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proer914/
Proyer83280/
Proger83165/
Prajer83160/
Proser83111/
Prower8387/
Prozer8357/
Proier8331/
Prejer8318/
Procer8312/
Prujer833/
Prouer833/
Projar832/
Projor831/
Prodger77663/
Procher77150/
Prouser7748/
Prajerd776/
Phrower775/
Projard774/
Prajzer773/
Proseer773/
Prooser772/
Prozher771/
Progier771/
Proßzer771/
Prouger770/
Prosger770/
Prosier770/
Prujier770/
Protcer770/
Prejere770/
Proscer770/
Prier732,337/
Pryer732,294/
Preer73270/
Prear73100/
Proir7312/
Pruer738/
Preir734/
Proyr732/
Preur732/
Praer731/
Prossser712/
Prougier711/
Prochier710/
Prager6710,066/
Preyer671,540/
Preyar671,333/
Prayer671,068/
Präger67949/
Prazer67650/
Preuer67274/
Preier67213/
Prawer67189/
Práger67162/
Prayor67157/
Preire67103/
Preyre67103/
Preyor6798/
Prajerová6775/
Prijor6766/
Praser6762/
Prauer6750/
Pracer6734/
Prehar6734/
Preard6727/
Préger6725/
Proyar6724/
Preure6714/
Prajar6713/
Proyor678/
Preare676/
Priyer674/
Prosir673/
Pryior672/
Prozir671/
Pruyer671/
Proire671/
Prrier671/
Praier671/
Preisr671/
Praior671/
Prajerova671/
Prearp671/
Pruyor670/
Preior670/
Pruier670/
Priyor670/
Pryier670/
Proure670/

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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
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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 Projer
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