Prospero Surname
Approximately 8,103 people bear this surname
Prospero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,591 | 1:82,622 | 3,101 |
| Mexico | 1,580 | 1:78,561 | 3,316 |
| Philippines | 1,254 | 1:80,732 | 13,968 |
| Italy | 799 | 1:76,542 | 13,440 |
| United States | 578 | 1:627,092 | 50,607 |
| Argentina | 323 | 1:132,333 | 11,205 |
| Canada | 198 | 1:186,089 | 18,399 |
| Portugal | 160 | 1:65,114 | 3,431 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Uruguay | 72 | 1:47,663 | 5,347 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Peru | 42 | 1:756,765 | 16,930 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Próspero (254), Pròspero (1), Prospéro (1) & Prosperò (1) are calculated separately.
Prospero (30,083) may also be a first name.
Prospero Demographics
Average Male Prospero Height
171.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Prospero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prospero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prospero (Russian: Просперо) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Próspero, Pròspero, Prospéro or Prosperò. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prospero? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,996th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 899,364 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Prospero live; 38 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 27,831st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 30,083 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,591 people, or 1 in 82,622. In Brazil Prospero is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 54 percent live, Piauí, where 21 percent live and Bahia, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.
Prospero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Prospero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prospero surname grew 11,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prospero Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Prospero surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.36% being registered with the political party.
The amount Prospero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning €22,509 per year; in Peru they earn 61% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,560 per year; in South Africa they earn 362.48% more than the national average, earning R 1,099,030 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning $28,569,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.03% more than the national average, earning $69,569 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Próspero | 96 | 254 | / |
| Pròspero | 96 | 1 | / |
| Prospéro | 96 | 1 | / |
| Prosperò | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pprospero | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prosperos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Proespero | 94 | 1 | / |
| Propero | 93 | 10 | / |
| Prosperous | 89 | 7 | / |
| Prospera | 88 | 21 | / |
| Prophero | 88 | 6 | / |
| Prospiro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Properos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Prespero | 88 | 1 | / |
| Propera | 80 | 4 | / |
| Prapero | 80 | 2 | / |
| Propiro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prophiro | 75 | 19 | / |
| Próspera | 75 | 2 | / |
| Prospira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Praphetra | 59 | 49 | / |
| Phrophirat | 56 | 45 | / |
| Prapirat | 50 | 2 | / |
Prospero Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prospero in the Russian language | ||
| Просперо | prospero | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prospero
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