Prossnitz Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Prossnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prossnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Prossnitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prossnitz occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Prossnitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prossnitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Prossnitz reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Mexico, where 54 percent live, Illinois, where 23 percent live and Massachusetts, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States Prossnitz exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 33 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Prossnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prossnitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prossnitz surname expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prosnitz9485/
Pressnitz8960/
Prassnitz895/
Presnitz8213/
Prasnitz826/
Prausnitz7835/
Prosnić753/
Preßnitz71107/
Prassnic715/
Prochnicz671/
Prasnic6332/
Prusnić6310/
Prosnec634/
Prosnicová631/
Prasznic5918/
Proshnets561/
Praznic5036/
Praznić5027/
Prajnić502/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prossnitz
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