Prophy Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Prophy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Prophy Demographics
Average Prophy Salary in
South Africa
R 142,404
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Prophy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prophy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prophy is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prophy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname occurs mostly 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.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne 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. Excluding South Africa Prophy 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 occurrence of Prophy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prophy last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophey | 92 | 0 | / |
| Propy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Propoy | 83 | 94 | / |
| Propey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Prophi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Prophe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Propys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Propiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Propay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Praphy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Prophet | 77 | 5,344 | / |
| Prophit | 77 | 94 | / |
| Prophep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Propesh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Propeht | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prophee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prophis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Propa | 73 | 656 | / |
| Profy | 73 | 71 | / |
| Prope | 73 | 32 | / |
| Propi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Prapy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prophett | 71 | 267 | / |
| Prophitt | 71 | 171 | / |
| Prophets | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phrophai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Proupech | 71 | 3 | / |
| Propehtt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Proypech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Proyphet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prophith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Propheer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prophetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phrophet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Proper | 67 | 4,140 | / |
| Propes | 67 | 1,798 | / |
| Prapha | 67 | 898 | / |
| Proppe | 67 | 448 | / |
| Propis | 67 | 166 | / |
| Propfe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Proppé | 67 | 76 | / |
| Prospe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Proveh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Propio | 67 | 32 | / |
| Propoi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Profyt | 67 | 21 | / |
| Propet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Prepeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Proypetch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prepay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prapay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Profys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Proupe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Proupa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Profip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Profiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Propoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prospeich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Propea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Profey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prepey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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