Prokeš Surname
Approximately 2,874 people bear this surname
Prokeš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 2,638 | 1:4,031 | 403 |
| Slovakia | 186 | 1:28,691 | 4,952 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Prokes (631) are calculated separately.
Prokeš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prokeš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prokeš is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Prokes. Click here for further potential spellings of Prokeš.
How Common Is The Last Name Prokeš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 153,027th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,535,681 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prokeš live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is carried by 2,638 people, or 1 in 4,031. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 22 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Czechia Prokeš exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Prokeš
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