Prom Surname

14,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Prom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia35,9621:43199
United States1,4621:247,92023,612
France2241:296,53045,363
Russia1841:783,27764,691
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Malaysia1631:180,94610,856
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
Taiwan741:316,8212,543
Gambia491:39,254219
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England351:1,591,94567,242
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Congo61:831,51616,072
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Brunei11:418,7313,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Prom (1,840) may also be a first name.

Prom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prom (Hindi: प्रोम, Russian: Пром) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prom? popularity and diffusion

Prom is the 14,411th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 188,294 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Prom reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Prom is also the 177,820th most common forename on earth, held by 1,840 people.

The last name Prom is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 35,962 people, or 1 in 431. In Cambodia Prom is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Svay Rieng Province, where 12 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Cambodia Prom is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Prom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prom last name rose 5,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Prom last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Prom are 6.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Prom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $44,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $45,853 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prome899,717/
Phrom891,282/
Proem89179/
Prohm89167/
Promm89139/
Proom8994/
Proim8982/
Proum8957/
Promt8933/
Promn8910/
Proym895/
Pfrom894/
Promc893/
Bprom891/
Promg891/
Promd891/
Prhom891/
Protim801,582/
Pfromm80538/
Promme80115/
Proome8038/
Proemm8021/
Proehm8014/
Promkh806/
Proume804/
Phromk802/
Protem802/
Prohym801/
Phhrom801/
Pfromn801/
Phromm801/
Promth801/
Pram7533,069/
Pron756,203/
Prum751,296/
Prüm75297/
Proń75234/
Promova73114/
Prochim737/
Prochem736/
Phromme733/
Phromth732/
Phroume731/
Pruim671,690/
Prone67954/
Prahm67735/
Prong67571/
Prümm67560/
Prame67324/
Prohn67187/
Praum67182/
Pront67180/
Prond6764/
Uamphrom6757/
Praëm6756/
Prumm6751/
Pruym6731/
Prume6724/
Pramm6723/
Proon6717/
Proin6716/
Phram6711/
Praam6710/
Proun679/
Prron676/
Phron676/
Prgam675/
Pronh673/
Pronn673/
Phrum673/
Proumová673/
Prohmová672/
Uamprohm672/
Pronc672/
Pïron671/
Przon671/
Przoń671/
Pramk671/
Pramn670/

Prom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prom in the Hindi language
प्रोमproma-
Prom in the Russian language
Промprom-

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