Prony Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Prony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Prony (52) may also be a first name.

Prony Last Name Facts

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

Prony is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prony? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Prony reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Prony is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.

Prony is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Prony is mostly found in: New York, where 75 percent live and California, where 25 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 11 percent live and Czechia, where 11 percent live.

Prony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prony has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prony last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pronoy911,084/
Promny91363/
Pronay9161/
Prohny9154/
Pronys9114/
Proney918/
Proniy912/
Prouny912/
Pronny912/
Pronhy912/
Promnoy83142/
Prongay83119/
Pronych83107/
Prohnyi8357/
Prohney8310/
Protnoy838/
Pronnoy833/
Promnuy833/
Promney831/
Prongey831/
Phrouny831/
Prohniy831/
Proni801,505/
Prone80954/
Prona80351/
Pruny8036/
Prany8027/
Pronj8021/
Pronh803/
Phromnoy772/
Pranay73645/
Proner73365/
Progni73305/
Prones73302/
Prroni73282/
Pronio73267/
Pronaj73250/
Pranys73175/
Prónay73133/
Prunyi7359/
Pronai7345/
Pronet7338/
Pronge7330/
Prounh7318/
Prunay7318/
Prohni7317/
Praniy7316/
Pranoy7315/
Pronoi7315/
Pruney7312/
Prúnyi7311/
Prouni7310/
Praney736/
Prunys736/
Prosný734/
Proneh734/
Pronis734/
Proina733/
Progne733/
Pronit733/
Phrone733/
Pronee733/
Promný733/
Pruhny733/
Pranny732/
Pronie732/
Pranyi732/
Pruone731/
Prutny731/
Proned731/
Pronni731/
Pronoa731/
Pronne731/
Pronei731/
Prouna731/
Proune731/
Proine731/
Pronoj731/
Przona731/
Prónyi731/
Proone731/
Pproni731/
Promni731/
Proene730/
Proneu730/
Prusny730/
Pronayova714/
Pronayová712/
Phromni67982/
Promnoi67395/
Pranaya67312/
Proń67234/
Prronaj67120/
Progner67104/
Protner6795/
Promnee6758/
Promnet6741/
Promnui6735/
Pronich6733/
Prunych6730/
Prangey6723/
Prognaj6719/
Prounis6718/
Prohnii6718/
Prosner6717/
Prosnit6715/
Pronnet6715/
Prannoy679/
Promnit679/
Pronets675/
Prosnis674/
Pratney674/
Prahnyi674/
Pragnay673/
Prohnij672/
Pronest672/
Przonaj672/
Prognet672/
Proinea672/
Pranaay671/
Prannay671/
Pronner671/
Proutni671/
Pranytė671/
Prannuy671/
Pramnoy671/
Promnij671/
Pronhoa671/
Phraney670/
Pronhet670/
Prongne670/
Prahany670/

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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 Prony
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