Prosek Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Prosek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prosek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4941:733,72357,547
Czechia2991:35,5635,833
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Austria311:274,69131,731
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Prošek (709) are calculated separately.

Prosek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prosek (Russian: Просек) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Prošek. Click here for further possible spellings of Prosek.

How Common Is The Last Name Prosek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,969th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,528,457 people. The last name Prosek is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Prosek are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 733,723. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 23 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Prosek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prosek last name are 8.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Prosek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $64,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prošek94709/
Proszek92777/
Proshek92192/
Prousek9295/
Prossek9246/
Protsek9233/
Prosiek926/
Proschek86269/
Prosczek863/
Prosheck861/
Proszeck861/
Prasek831,424/
Procek831,178/
Prusek83863/
Prosec8379/
Proček8350/
Prosik8343/
Prosyk8340/
Prozek8337/
Prożek8323/
Presek8320/
Prožek8315/
Projek839/
Prosík833/
Proßek831/
Prosekova80910/
Proseková802/
Prosczeck801/
Protsyk774,495/
Protsik77501/
Pruszek77137/
Praszek77126/
Prussek77113/
Proszyk7772/
Prassek7743/
Prashek7741/
Prosick7741/
Prushek7727/
Proceke7720/
Prausek7713/
Proshyk775/
Proshik773/
Proseic772/
Prochek771/
Praseke771/
Proscyk771/
Prosike771/
Proszec771/
Proszex771/
Pruseck771/
Prosseg771/
Protcek771/
Preshek770/
Praschek7198/
Proskova7180/
Prusseck7178/
Prossick7150/
Pruschek7120/
Prozeske7111/
Prushiek719/
Prusheik716/
Pruszeck713/
Presheck711/
Proscheková711/
Protczek711/
Prusik672,418/
Procyk671,359/
Prášek671,009/
Praček67290/
Prosic67175/
Prucek67161/
Prusyk67156/
Proshkova67144/
Průšek67119/
Prusec6789/
Pracek6779/
Procik6757/
Prusík6752/
Precek6746/
Prosikova6743/
Prasekova6738/
Prušek6733/
Prozyk6729/
Pruzek6724/
Prezek6716/
Prašek6712/
Prezik6710/
Prozik6710/
Prosig6710/
Prosíková676/
Prešek675/
Prosykova673/
Proshchyk673/
Presik672/
Progik672/
Prasik672/
Procík672/
Prošeková672/
Prazek671/
Presseeck671/
Prażek671/
Precyk671/
Prosecova671/
Proshchik671/
Procekova671/
Proceková671/
Prouskova671/
Projec671/
Prushchek671/
Práček671/
Prascheck671/
Procex671/

Prosek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prosek in the Russian language
Просекprosek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prosek
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