Proos Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Proos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1691:7,8211,013
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Sweden1581:62,3214,772
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Norway161:321,39331,311
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Proos Last Name Facts

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

Proos (Russian: Проос) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Proos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 432,326th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Proos live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 23 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 7,821. Barring Estonia this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 20 percent are found.

Proos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Proos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Proos surname rose 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Proos are 32.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Proos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning 299,550 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 873.18% more than the national average, earning R 2,312,640 per year; in United States they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $50,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proost913,515/
Proose913/
Pros891,915/
Proo89478/
Proosch831/
Prost8015,709/
Prots804,340/
Pross803,109/
Proot801,132/
Prose801,004/
Prous80439/
Projs80248/
Prosh80131/
Prois80125/
Proes8059/
Prohs8048/
Prooy8043/
Prosz8024/
Proys8011/
Prood806/
Phros806/
Pro's805/
Prosp804/
Prosc804/
Proop803/
Prooz802/
Prods801/
Prros801/
Prooe801/
Prooh801/
Hpros801/
Pro7527,234/
Proust7310,627/
Prouse732,733/
Prosch732,166/
Proush73200/
Prooij7386/
Prouts7369/
Protts7352/
Proess7334/
Proszt7334/
Prosse7328/
Prooth7320/
Proshe7317/
Proshh7317/
Proiss7314/
Proyss7311/
Prostt738/
Prosst738/
Protse736/
Proshs736/
Protst734/
Phroop732/
Proits732/
Prodst731/
Proise731/
Prooch731/
Phrost731/
Prosth731/
Protsz731/
Prouss731/
Proehs731/
Prrost731/
Projts731/
Prus6716,584/
Prot674,442/
Pras673,988/
Proa673,683/
Prou672,232/
Prop671,627/
Proz671,243/
Proh67952/
Proć67912/
Proc67908/
Proß67744/
Prox67727/
Proy67636/
Prosová67269/
Proj67243/
Prosova67160/
Proesch67147/
Prosche6797/
Proi6787/
Prüs6776/
Bpro6721/
Prousch6717/
Proč6715/
Proňová6712/
Prgo6711/
Prozova679/
Prostch678/
Prod677/
Phro675/
Proň675/
Prošová674/
Prohova672/
Proyova672/
Hpro671/
Proudst671/
Prousse671/
Ppro671/
Proshch671/
Proshsh671/
Proś671/
Proź671/
Proż671/
Prož671/
Prohies671/
Pruo671/
Prro670/

Proos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proos in the Russian language
Проосproos-

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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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  • 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 Proos
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