Prophet Surname

89,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

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.

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Prophet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3181:156,36715,989
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
England3901:142,86713,841
Iran3391:226,49717,646
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Afghanistan1771:181,6563,567
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Scotland1381:38,7963,683
Australia1211:223,10521,260
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Scotland1181:31,7222,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:87,3379,059

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably a sobriquet, applied to one who pretended to more than ordinary sagacity as to future events.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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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