Prosper Surname

11,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Dominica

Prosper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prosper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad20,5081:66390
Tanzania13,1831:4,016560
Haiti4,1731:2,560372
Ghana3,3941:7,9611,074
Nigeria1,2611:140,4789,022
France1,0801:61,5038,362
Mauritius8501:1,522203
Canada3991:92,34510,122
Spain3881:120,4959,387
Dominica3401:22359
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Cameroon2761:75,2509,323
England1221:456,70530,074
Panama1191:32,8761,874
Saint Lucia1001:1,788319
Trinidad and Tobago871:15,6781,971
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Grenada341:3,192489
United States Virgin Islands331:3,345560
Seychelles291:3,186566
Burundi251:392,194499
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Israel211:407,50632,346
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
India101:76,706,538639,611
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales61:515,75523,171
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahamas51:78,350887
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Prosper (288,532) may also be a first name.

Prosper Last Name Facts

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

Prosper (Russian: Проспер) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prosper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prosper is the 11,893rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 154,299 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Prosper live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa. Prosper is also the 3,644th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 288,532 people.

Prosper is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is held by 20,508 people, or 1 in 663. Without taking into account Chad this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Haiti, where 9 percent live.

Prosper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Prosper last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Prosper earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prospere9312,465/
Prospert93456/
Proosper932/
Prospeer931/
Prospier931/
Prospper931/
Prospeir930/
Proper924,140/
Prospe9250/
Prospertt8823/
Propper861,007/
Propert86214/
Presper8684/
Phroper8640/
Prospet8639/
Propere8620/
Prooper8610/
Propier868/
Prospre864/
Prasper863/
Propfer862/
Prosped861/
Prope8332/
Prosperova821/
Pfropper8052/
Prospère8013/
Proppert803/
Preusper802/
Propheer801/
Prospett801/
Prospeed801/
Prophert801/
Prospire800/
Propes771,798/
Proppe77448/
Prospa77310/
Praper77160/
Propfe7794/
Propre7715/
Propet779/
Propey773/
Proupe772/
Propea771/
Prophe771/
Properova753/
Prospeich751/
Prophet715,344/
Propperová7145/
Propest7144/
Prapher7116/
Propesp712/
Prophep711/
Propesh711/
Propett711/
Prapert711/
Pfropfe711/
Propeht711/
Propperova711/
Proppes711/
Prophee711/
Proypet711/
Proppet710/
Prophey710/
Propeat710/
Propa67656/
Prophett67267/
Propi675/
Proupech673/
Prape673/
Propy672/
Proypech671/
Praspair671/
Proyphet671/
Prappier671/
Phrophet671/
Prophetz671/
Propehtt671/

Prosper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prosper in the Russian language
Просперprosper-

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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 Prosper
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