Propst Surname

67,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Propst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Propst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5491:55,3466,603
Austria2641:32,2555,183
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
France341:1,953,609166,012
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Palau11:21,643223
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:49,9695,679

Propst (17) may also be a first name.

Propst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Propst (Russian: Пропст) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Propst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,835th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 994,208 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Propst reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Propst is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,549 people, or 1 in 55,346. In The United States Propst is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 26 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Propst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Propst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Propst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Propst last name are 27.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.43% registered with the party.

The amount Propst earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $40,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.86% more than the national average, earning $66,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Propszt92132/
Propsht929/
Prospst923/
Proopst921/
Probpst920/
Propste920/
Props91114/
Probst8345,828/
Propps83724/
Proops83163/
Provst83160/
Präpst8312/
Propsh833/
Prapst831/
Propsd831/
Propse831/
Propsz831/
Proups830/
Propstová802/
Probszt77106/
Proebst779/
Prosbst772/
Probste771/
Proppss771/
Probsts770/
Probsth770/
Probs7317/
Propš7314/
Provs731/
Praps731/
Propsova711/
Pravst6769/
Probstová6741/
Prabst6741/
Pröbst6738/
Präbst6710/
Prapsz678/
Probstova675/
Prosbs672/
Prapps672/
Probzt672/
Proppx671/
Probsp671/
Prebst670/
Propch670/
Probsh670/
Praups670/

Propst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Propst in the Russian language
Пропстpropst-

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Propst Reference & Research

Propst FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Propst FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Propst
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