Proper Surname

112,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Proper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4501:105,06111,548
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Israel711:120,53013,243
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Sweden221:447,58032,003
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0171:49,3795,625

Proper (525) may also be a first name.

Proper Last Name Facts

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

Proper occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proper? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,010th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,760,277 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Proper live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 368,302nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 525 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,450 people, or 1 in 105,061. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Proper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Proper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proper surname grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Proper are 27.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Proper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 211.59% more than the national average, earning R 740,460 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prosper9247,230/
Propper921,007/
Propert92214/
Phroper9240/
Propere9220/
Prooper9210/
Propier928/
Propfer922/
Prope9132/
Prospere8612,465/
Prospert86456/
Proepper8681/
Pfropper8652/
Proppert863/
Proosper862/
Propheer861/
Prophert861/
Prospeer861/
Prospper861/
Prospeir860/
Propes831,798/
Proppe83448/
Praper83160/
Propfe8394/
Prospe8350/
Propre8315/
Propet839/
Propey833/
Preper833/
Proupe832/
Propea831/
Prophe831/
Prospertt8023/
Properova803/
Prophet775,344/
Pröpper77952/
Preeper77283/
Propest7744/
Prospet7739/
Prapher7716/
Prepper775/
Prasper773/
Propesp772/
Prophee771/
Propett771/
Proppes771/
Propeht771/
Pfropfe771/
Proypet771/
Prapert771/
Prosped771/
Prophep771/
Propesh771/
Prophey770/
Propeat770/
Proppet770/
Propperová7545/
Propperova751/
Propa73656/
Propi735/
Prape733/
Propy732/
Prophett71267/
Pfrepper7130/
Prospère7113/
Prophets718/
Proupech713/
Phrophet711/
Propehtt711/
Prophetz711/
Prospeed711/
Prospett711/
Prappier711/
Proyphet711/
Proypech711/
Prospire710/
Propis67166/
Prophy67121/
Propoy6794/
Proppé6776/
Propio6732/
Propoi6721/
Prapre6711/
Proypetch674/
Prapes673/
Proupa672/
Prophi672/
Prospeich671/
Propys671/
Propoa671/
Propiy671/
Propay671/
Prapet671/

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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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  • 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 Proper
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