Proskauer Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Proskauer Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Proskau, a town in Upper Silesia.

Proskauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Proskauer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Proskau, a town in Upper Silesia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Proskauer Last Name Facts

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

Proskauer is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proskauer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Proskauer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Proskauer live; 86 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and Utah, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Proskauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Proskauer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proskauer last name grew 940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proskauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proskauer surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Proskauer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $47,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proskahuer957/
Proskaur941/
Pruskauer8913/
Proskawer895/
Praskauer891/
Prakauer820/
Praschkauer801/
Proskaire784/
Proquier713/
Praszkier6746/
Prasquier6721/
Pruszkier672/
Proskuyarova671/
Prescair591/
Pracoure590/

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