Prosel Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Prosel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prosel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria231:370,23639,193
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Prösel (5) are calculated separately.

Prosel (12) may also be a first name.

Prosel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prosel is most common in Austria. It may also appear as a variant: Prösel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prosel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Prosel reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 370,236. In Austria it is most frequent in: Vienna, where 100 percent reside. Beside Austria Prosel exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Prosel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prosel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prosel last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prösel945/
Proesel92130/
Protsel92112/
Prossel9277/
Prosell9222/
Prousel929/
Proshel921/
Prosl9173/
Proessel8618/
Proschel867/
Prosselt866/
Proscell863/
Prodsehl861/
Proissel861/
Procel833,268/
Proisl8396/
Presel8372/
Prozel8339/
Prasel8335/
Proesl8332/
Prosil8326/
Prossl8314/
Protel8312/
Progel8312/
Présel838/
Projsl836/
Proeßl836/
Proxel835/
Prusel833/
Präsel832/
Prosle831/
Prol802,480/
Proeschel80193/
Proselova807/
Proessell800/
Pressel771,352/
Procell771,247/
Presuel77445/
Prassel77390/
Praesel77125/
Prusiel7769/
Proissl7767/
Prössel7759/
Prussel7756/
Prozell7742/
Praszel7741/
Prasiel7737/
Prüssel7732/
Prehsel7719/
Protell7717/
Preusel7714/
Prashel7712/
Presell779/
Proyssl779/
Proessl778/
Proxell777/
Prusuel777/
Prochel774/
Preszel773/
Prozuel772/
Prasael771/
Praseel771/
Proucel771/
Proschl771/
Prahsel771/
Protsyl771/
Prosill770/
Prasehl770/
Prusell770/
Prausel770/
Proeschell751/
Prole731,874/
Prohl73798/
Proll73758/
Presl73374/
Preßl73348/
Preul73212/
Prösl73127/
Proul7351/
Prasl7340/
Prešl737/
Prolt732/
Proßl732/
Prool731/
Prezl731/
Projl731/
Proil731/
Procl730/
Preschel71344/
Pröschel71213/
Pressell71105/
Preussel7134/
Praschel7114/
Prussell7111/
Proslova716/
Praessel716/
Proeschl714/
Prashell713/
Prasheel711/
Prouzoel711/
Pruschel711/
Pressl67858/
Prassl67436/
Presil67400/
Prasil67272/
Pratel67163/
Prögel67145/
Pracel67143/
Prezel67104/
Prezil6785/
Praxel6782/
Prozil6780/
Pragel6775/
Prajel6761/
Proißl6753/
Preßel6748/
Prehsl6739/
Procil6736/
Preszl6731/
Prössl6731/
Praßel6726/
Protil6725/
Proislová6721/
Progli6721/
Prucel6721/
Prasyl6721/
Praszl6718/
Preuschel6714/
Proule6711/
Praslh677/
Projslová676/
Prouxl675/
Prößel675/
Prochl674/
Proshlova674/
Prusyl674/
Prosilová672/
Prazel672/
Pruisl672/
Prässl672/
Prócel672/
Prouschil672/
Proile672/
Prasle672/
Prahsl672/
Pruotl671/
Prusil671/
Proull671/
Proltd671/
Preslh671/
Preußl671/
Prosilova671/
Pruzel671/
Praseł671/
Progil671/
Praschell670/
Proole670/
Prohle670/
Prolle670/
Phrohl670/

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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 Prosel
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