Prossel Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prossel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prossel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
France121:5,535,227269,324
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Prössel (59) are calculated separately.

Prossel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prossel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Prössel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prossel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Prossel live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Prossel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany Prossel is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 98 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Prossel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prossel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prossel last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prössel9559/
Proessel9318/
Prosselt936/
Proissel931/
Prosel9267/
Proessell880/
Pressel861,352/
Prassel86390/
Proesel86130/
Protsel86112/
Prussel8656/
Prüssel8632/
Prosell8622/
Prousel869/
Proshel861/
Prosl8373/
Pressell80105/
Preussel8034/
Prussell8011/
Proschel807/
Praessel806/
Proscell803/
Prodsehl801/
Procel773,268/
Proisl7796/
Presel7772/
Prozel7739/
Prasel7735/
Prosil7726/
Protel7712/
Présel778/
Proxel775/
Prösel775/
Prusel773/
Präsel772/
Prosle771/
Proeschel75193/
Proselova757/
Prol732,480/
Procell711,247/
Presuel71445/
Praesel71125/
Prusiel7169/
Prozell7142/
Praszel7141/
Prasiel7137/
Prehsel7119/
Protell7117/
Preusel7114/
Prashel7112/
Presell719/
Pressil719/
Prusuel717/
Proxell717/
Prochel714/
Preszel713/
Prahsel711/
Proucel711/
Praseel711/
Prasael711/
Proeschell711/
Protsyl711/
Prausel710/
Prusell710/
Prasehl710/
Prosill710/
Prole671,874/
Prohl67798/
Proll67758/
Preschel67344/
Pröschel67213/
Preul67212/
Proul6751/
Prasl6740/
Praschel6714/
Proslova676/
Prashell673/
Prolt672/
Proil671/
Projl671/
Prasheel671/
Prool671/
Pruschel671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prossel
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