Prophet Surname
Approximately 5,344 people bear this surname
Prophet Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the prophet,' one who was credited with a forecasting faculty. Thus 'Prophet, Priest, and King' are all English surnames.
Ricardus Profet, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Profet, 1370: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameProphet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,318 | 1:156,367 | 15,989 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| England | 390 | 1:142,867 | 13,841 |
| Iran | 339 | 1:226,497 | 17,646 |
| Canada | 229 | 1:160,898 | 16,247 |
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| Germany | 195 | 1:412,849 | 37,725 |
| Afghanistan | 177 | 1:181,656 | 3,567 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Scotland | 138 | 1:38,796 | 3,683 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Saint Lucia | 20 | 1:8,939 | 961 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 208 | 1:117,189 | 11,279 |
| Scotland | 118 | 1:31,722 | 2,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 575 | 1:87,337 | 9,059 |
Prophet (4,605) may also be a first name.
Prophet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the prophet,' one who was credited with a forecasting faculty. Thus 'Prophet, Priest, and King' are all English surnames.
Ricardus Profet, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Profet, 1370: ibid.
1273. Ann Prophett, of Kingsley: Wills at Chester (1660-80).
1764. Married — William Bricknell and Winifred Profit: St. George, Hanover Square.
1771. William Proffett and Susanna Richardson: ibid.
Probably a sobriquet, applied to one who pretended to more than ordinary sagacity as to future events.
Prophet Demographics
Average Male Prophet Height
177.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Prophet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prophet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prophet occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prophet? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prophet is the 89,755th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,363,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Prophet live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 101,141st most common given name world-wide, borne by 4,605 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,318 people, or 1 in 156,367. In The United States Prophet is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Prophet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Prophet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prophet surname grew 403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Prophet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Prophet are 10.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Prophet earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.38% less than the national average, earning R 160,692 per year; in United States they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $38,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,493 CAD per year.
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