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
Prokeš is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Prokes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prokeš? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prokeš is the 153,027th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,535,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prokeš are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
Prokeš is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,638 people, or 1 in 4,031. In Czechia Prokeš is most numerous in: South Moravian Region, where 22 percent live, South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Czechia Prokeš is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
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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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