Prooy Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Prooy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prooy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Prooy Last Name Facts

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

Prooy (Russian: Проой) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prooy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Prooy is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Prooy reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 433,005. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 69 percent reside, Gelderland, where 13 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proy89636/
Proo89478/
Proot801,132/
Proos80796/
Projo80575/
Proye80175/
Proya80123/
Proyo8099/
Prohy8014/
Proio8013/
Proys8011/
Prood806/
Proop803/
Prooz802/
Pryoy801/
Prooe801/
Prooh801/
Prouy801/
Proyd801/
Proyt801/
Prroy801/
Pro7527,234/
Pry751,843/
Proost733,515/
Proios73775/
Prooij7386/
Proyah7327/
Projio7322/
Prooth7320/
Bprojo7313/
Proyss7311/
Proyas739/
Proyit733/
Prayoo732/
Phroop732/
Proyet732/
Prohio731/
Prioio731/
Prooch731/
Proyat731/
Proyot731/
Prohyi731/
Pray675,532/
Priy675,334/
Prot674,442/
Proa673,683/
Prio672,267/
Prou672,232/
Prey672,155/
Pros671,915/
Prop671,627/
Proz671,243/
Proh67952/
Pryt67937/
Proć67912/
Pryz67887/
Prys67854/
Proß67744/
Pruy67419/
Proyash67360/
Proj67243/
Proe67194/
Pryć6798/
Proi6787/
Prye6785/
Bpro6721/
Przy6718/
Pryd6717/
Proč6715/
Pryp6713/
Proňová6712/
Pryč6711/
Pryo6711/
Prgo6711/
Prod677/
Pryy676/
Phro675/
Proň675/
Phroyap674/
Pryi673/
Proyova672/
Prohova672/
Prhy671/
Proś671/
Proź671/
Pryś671/
Ppro671/
Ppry671/
Prohjoh671/
Pruo671/
Pryh671/
Proosch671/
Prry671/
Hpro671/
Përy671/
Prro670/

Prooy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prooy in the Russian language
Проойprooj-

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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 Prooy
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