Prophy Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Prophy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prophy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Prophy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prophy is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prophy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Prophy are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Prophy is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 62 percent are found, North West, where 17 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Prophy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prophy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prophy surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prophy Last Name Statistics demography

Prophy earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.08% less than the national average, earning R 142,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prophey920/
Propy912/
Propoy8394/
Propey833/
Prophi832/
Prophe831/
Propys831/
Propiy831/
Propay831/
Praphy830/
Prophet775,344/
Prophit7794/
Prophep771/
Propesh771/
Propeht771/
Prophee771/
Prophis770/
Propa73656/
Profy7371/
Prope7332/
Propi735/
Prapy731/
Prophett71267/
Prophitt71171/
Prophets718/
Phrophai714/
Proupech713/
Propehtt711/
Proypech711/
Proyphet711/
Prophith711/
Propheer711/
Prophetz711/
Phrophet711/
Proper674,140/
Propes671,798/
Prapha67898/
Proppe67448/
Propis67166/
Propfe6794/
Proppé6776/
Prospe6750/
Proveh6733/
Propio6732/
Propoi6721/
Profyt6721/
Propet679/
Prepeh675/
Proypetch674/
Prepay673/
Prapay672/
Profys672/
Proupe672/
Proupa672/
Profip671/
Profiy671/
Propoa671/
Prospeich671/
Propea671/
Profey670/
Prepey670/

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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 Prophy
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