Proks Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Proks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1241:85,75414,332
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Prokš (327) are calculated separately.

Proks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proks (Russian: Прокс) occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Prokš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proks? popularity and diffusion

Proks is the 1,001,271st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Proks live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Proks is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 85,754. In Czechia Proks is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 41 percent live, Vysočina Region, where 21 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent live. Beside Czechia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Proks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Proks last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Proks earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.94% more than the national average, earning $67,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prokš93327/
Proksz9193/
Procks9134/
Proksh9115/
Prooks916/
Prokst910/
Proksch833,414/
Procksh831/
Praks80356/
Pruks80104/
Procs8056/
Preks8045/
Proksová77265/
Procksch77166/
Proksova7734/
Proksche7713/
Praksh731,099/
Proics7340/
Prockz7313/
Projcs7311/
Preeks731/
Prochs731/
Prucks731/
Prekss731/
Prauks730/
Proscksch7113/
Prochksch711/
Prox67727/
Prokschová6767/
Pruksch6726/
Progsch6723/
Prakhsh6721/
Praksch6716/
Prakssh6711/
Praaksh677/
Prakshe677/
Prochsh671/
Proscch671/
Pradksh671/
Praskhs671/
Prockch671/

Proks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proks in the Russian language
Проксproks-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Proks
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