Pross Surname

143,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pross Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

Pross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1501:70,0058,938
United States9661:375,21633,203
Argentina3951:108,2119,144
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada531:695,20056,020
Austria531:160,66921,171
Poland441:863,83566,160
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Estonia231:57,47010,794
England221:2,532,63991,802
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Dominica11:75,891912
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Pross (1,998) may also be a first name.

Pross Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

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Pross Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pross (Russian: Просс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pross? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 143,030th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,344,016 people. The surname Pross is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Pross live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 169,125th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,998 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,150 people, or 1 in 70,005. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 58 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Pross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pross has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pross surname expanded 589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pross Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pross last name are 11.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pross earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $47,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proess9134/
Prosse9128/
Proiss9114/
Proyss9111/
Prosst918/
Proshs916/
Prouss911/
Pros891,915/
Prousse831/
Proshsh831/
Prost8015,709/
Pruss806,735/
Prots804,340/
Prass802,742/
Prose801,004/
Proos80796/
Prous80439/
Projs80248/
Prüss80200/
Prosh80131/
Prois80125/
Proes8059/
Prohs8048/
Prosz8024/
Proys8011/
Phros806/
Pro's805/
Prosp804/
Prods801/
Prros801/
Hpros801/
Prossová7734/
Prossova772/
Pro7527,234/
Preuss7313,432/
Proust7310,627/
Proost733,515/
Prouse732,733/
Prosch732,166/
Prasse732,120/
Prusse73379/
Proush73200/
Prauss7398/
Prouts7369/
Protts7352/
Proszt7334/
Prassd7330/
Proshe7317/
Proshh7317/
Praass7315/
Pruiss7310/
Prostt738/
Protse736/
Protst734/
Prajss734/
Proose733/
Proits732/
Prasds731/
Prodst731/
Proise731/
Phrost731/
Prosth731/
Protsz731/
Proehs731/
Prrost731/
Projts731/
Prashs730/
Prus6716,584/
Prot674,442/
Pras673,988/
Proa673,683/
Prou672,232/
Prop671,627/
Proz671,243/
Proh67952/
Proć67912/
Preusse67794/
Proß67744/
Prox67727/
Proy67636/
Proo67478/
Prosová67269/
Proj67243/
Prosova67160/
Proesch67147/
Prosche6797/
Proi6787/
Prüs6776/
Bpro6721/
Prousch6717/
Proč6715/
Prausse6714/
Prgo6711/
Prostch678/
Prod677/
Phro675/
Proň675/
Prashsd674/
Hpro671/
Proosch671/
Proudst671/
Hpreuss671/
Ppro671/
Preuhss671/
Proshch671/
Proś671/
Proź671/
Prattss671/
Prohies671/
Pruo671/
Prro670/

Pross Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pross in the Russian language
Проссpross-

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