Proosten Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Proosten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
Proosten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proosten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Proosten is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proosten? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Proosten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Proosten are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 126,971. In The Netherlands Proosten is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 45 percent live, Limburg, where 40 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosten | 93 | 48 | / |
| Prooten | 93 | 2 | / |
| Proten | 86 | 8 | / |
| Prouten | 80 | 272 | / |
| Protien | 80 | 155 | / |
| Prostin | 80 | 47 | / |
| Protten | 80 | 31 | / |
| Proteen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Prusten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prasten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prothen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Proistin | 75 | 67 | / |
| Prostina | 75 | 23 | / |
| Prastien | 75 | 9 | / |
| Prothien | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pruysten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Protin | 71 | 2,130 | / |
| Pruijsten | 71 | 50 | / |
| Praten | 71 | 5 | / |
| Proistina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Protem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prothn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pratten | 67 | 1,153 | / |
| Preuten | 67 | 120 | / |
| Prothin | 67 | 79 | / |
| Prateng | 67 | 63 | / |
| Protina | 67 | 17 | / |
| Prastin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Prastenova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pratoen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prathen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prottin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pratien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prostinova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prustin | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Proosten
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis