Prosse Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belgium

Prosse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Prossé (11) are calculated separately.

Prosse (26) may also be a first name.

Prosse Last Name Facts

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

Prosse is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Prossé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prosse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Prosse reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Prosse is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Prosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prosse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prossé9411/
Prosser9227,338/
Prossie9296/
Prosses923/
Prossed921/
Prousse921/
Prosset921/
Prossep921/
Prossee920/
Pross913,109/
Prose911,004/
Prosszer8647/
Prossser862/
Prossett860/
Prousser860/
Presse833,028/
Prouse832,733/
Prasse832,120/
Prusse83379/
Prüsse83178/
Prosje83120/
Proser83111/
Prossi8387/
Prosie8381/
Prosee8375/
Proses8345/
Prossy8340/
Prosey8321/
Prosis8320/
Proshe8317/
Proset8314/
Proiss8314/
Proyss8311/
Prosée8310/
Proese839/
Prosed838/
Prosys838/
Prosst838/
Protse836/
Prossa836/
Proshs836/
Proose833/
Proseh832/
Proseč832/
Proise831/
Prouss831/
Pros801,915/
Prousseit801/
Pressey771,698/
Prasser771,547/
Preusse77794/
Prosche7797/
Protsei7768/
Prösser7751/
Prouser7748/
Prousis7744/
Protsey7732/
Pressie7728/
Prosits7717/
Prausse7714/
Proshee7713/
Prussey7711/
Process779/
Proszer778/
Prooses778/
Prosher775/
Proseer773/
Proshed772/
Prassed772/
Prooser772/
Prosisp772/
Prossio772/
Prossit771/
Prosysh771/
Proszeh771/
Phrosis771/
Prusser771/
Proshsh771/
Pros'ee771/
Prosett770/
Proscer770/
Prosies770/
Prosier770/
Prassey770/
Pressce770/
Prosuis770/
Prost7315,709/
Prots734,340/
Prass732,742/
Proos73796/
Proce73582/
Pruse73501/
Prous73439/
Prosa73430/
Prosi73283/
Projs73248/
Prosh73131/
Prois73125/
Pröse73108/
Prase7397/
Prosy7356/
Prohs7348/
Proze7342/
Prosz7324/
Prese7318/
Prosé7318/
Proys7311/
Phros736/
Pro's735/
Prosp734/
Prūse732/
Proße732/
Prods731/
Prros731/
Hpros731/
Preusser711,290/
Prusseit71122/
Proitsis7163/
Prossová7134/
Prossitt7113/
Prosheha7112/
Proscher7111/
Protsysh715/
Prosches714/
Prasszer713/
Proesche712/
Prossova712/
Proussis712/
Prussech711/
Preuss6713,432/
Proust6710,627/
Prause675,527/
Proost673,515/
Prosch672,166/
Pruset671,732/
Pressi671,272/
Prassa67696/
Procee67608/
Proisy67448/
Prosha67433/
Prusis67344/
Prased67239/
Proush67200/
Praset67175/
Proche67164/
Proces67153/
Proosa67105/
Prauss6798/
Preese6784/
Pressy6782/
Prozee6776/
Pruser6776/
Prouts6769/
Prousa6765/
Prozsa6765/
Praser6762/
Protts6752/
Prosič6743/
Pressé6739/
Prussa6737/
Proszt6734/
Pröser6732/
Prassd6730/
Prussi6727/
Prosić6719/
Prassi6718/
Proshh6717/
Proxee6716/
Proßer6716/
Praass6715/
Prousi6715/
Prassé6715/
Prasee6714/
Procer6712/
Prahse6712/
Prasis6711/
Proesi6711/
Proyce679/
Projsa678/
Prostt678/
Prūsis678/
Pratse676/
Protscher676/
Prosit675/
Proshi675/
Preuse675/
Prusys675/
Protst674/
Presey674/
Phrosa674/
Procet674/
Prassy674/
Prajss674/
Prouce673/
Prases673/
Presea673/
Preshe672/
Presie672/
Prasea672/
Prouze672/
Proits672/
Phrase672/
Proysa672/
Prasep672/
Prasds671/
Prashe671/
Proxce671/
Prusee671/
Prusey671/
Prodst671/
Proisi671/
Prosai671/
Prasie671/
Phrost671/
Presei671/
Prosoy671/
Prosth671/
Prosza671/
Proszi671/
Protsz671/
Prrost671/
Pruise671/
Prühse671/
Prassè671/
Projts671/
Presee671/
Proize671/
Prosyi671/
Protce671/
Prashs670/
Prushe670/
Prousy670/
Prusie670/

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Footnotes

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