Prooijen Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Prooijen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Prooijen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prooijen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prooijen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prooijen? popularity and diffusion
Prooijen is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Prooijen is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Prooijen live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Prooijen is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 351,816. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 73 percent live, North Brabant, where 10 percent live and Drenthe, where 2 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vprooijen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Projen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Projean | 80 | 124 | / |
| Prijent | 80 | 80 | / |
| Prooyen | 80 | 23 | / |
| Pruijen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prien | 77 | 2,070 | / |
| Prijn | 77 | 71 | / |
| Proen | 77 | 48 | / |
| Pruijsen | 75 | 196 | / |
| Prijeant | 75 | 2 | / |
| Proujent | 75 | 1 | / |
| Progin | 71 | 1,600 | / |
| Prosen | 71 | 1,529 | / |
| Prosin | 71 | 766 | / |
| Prouin | 71 | 326 | / |
| Pruijn | 71 | 302 | / |
| Progen | 71 | 83 | / |
| Proeng | 71 | 45 | / |
| Prohin | 71 | 38 | / |
| Priehn | 71 | 31 | / |
| Prozin | 71 | 15 | / |
| Prigen | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pricen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Proenc | 71 | 3 | / |
| Prijin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Prizen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Procin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Procen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prisen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prient | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prajen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pryien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prihen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prejen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prohen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Priene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Projin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Priend | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prioen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Proene | 71 | 0 | / |
| Preoin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prozen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prigent | 67 | 14,030 | / |
| Pridgen | 67 | 7,417 | / |
| Prejean | 67 | 4,449 | / |
| Prokhin | 67 | 561 | / |
| Prosenc | 67 | 347 | / |
| Priggen | 67 | 165 | / |
| Preisen | 67 | 57 | / |
| Prießen | 67 | 36 | / |
| Protean | 67 | 21 | / |
| Proseen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Projain | 67 | 14 | / |
| Prizent | 67 | 13 | / |
| Prochin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Proujan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pragien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Préjean | 67 | 7 | / |
| Priesen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Prozhin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prichen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prosent | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prosinc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Progent | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prawijn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pruisen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prochen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prejaen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prigend | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prosing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Proaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Priecin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prousen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proeten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prejeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pridcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pritcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proeant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proendt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Praisen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfriend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prisenk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prooijen
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