Proof Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Proof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Proof (36) may also be a first name.

Proof Last Name Facts

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

Proof occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Proof live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Proof is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 36 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent live, Vermont, where 18 percent live and New York, where 16 percent live. Aside from The United States Proof exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Proof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Proof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proof surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Proof earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $37,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proohf9121/
Prooff9111/
Proofe915/
Prhoof911/
Prof89188/
Proft801,728/
Proff80776/
Profe80579/
Propf8087/
Profs8028/
Proov804/
Prouf802/
Prosf802/
Phrof801/
Vprof801/
Prrof801/
Prouff73265/
Profft73150/
Propfe7394/
Proffe7367/
Profss734/
Propft732/
Prowfe731/
Proefh731/
Prow671,178/
Praf6760/
Prob6711/
Provova679/
Prov674/
Profova673/
Pfropfe671/
Pruf670/
Proudft670/

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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 Proof
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis