Prook Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Prook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Prook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prook is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prook? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Prook are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 90 percent live, North Brabant, where 5 percent live and North Holland, where 5 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Prook exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Prook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prook surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prook Last Name Statistics demography

Prook earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prooks916/
Prok89956/
Prock803,461/
Prokš80327/
Prokh80200/
Prokk8088/
Proke8054/
Prouk809/
Proek803/
Prokt802/
Proik802/
Prooq801/
Proksz7393/
Prockt7329/
Proeck7316/
Prockz7313/
Prouke732/
Phroog732/
Proyck731/
Proekh731/
Proeyk731/
Proßke731/
Prak672,248/
Proc67908/
Prox67727/
Pruk67270/
Prog67187/
Prokova6788/
Procová6761/
Procova6742/
Proková6723/
Progova6719/
Prockch671/
Proskhe671/
Procksh671/
Prosske671/

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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 Prook
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