Prosten Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prosten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prosten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Prosten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prosten is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prosten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Prosten is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Prosten are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prosten is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany Prosten is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live and Saxony, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Prosten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prosten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prosten surname decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prosten Last Name Statistics demography

Prosten earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proosten93160/
Proten928/
Prouten86272/
Protien86155/
Presten8695/
Prostin8647/
Protten8631/
Proteen864/
Prooten862/
Prusten861/
Prasten861/
Prothen860/
Prestien80210/
Proistin8067/
Presteen8036/
Prostina8023/
Prastien809/
Prothien806/
Pruysten801/
Prästien801/
Preesten800/
Protin772,130/
Prestn778/
Praten775/
Protem772/
Prothn770/
Pruijsten7550/
Proistina754/
Prestin711,393/
Pratten711,153/
Preuten71120/
Prothin7179/
Prateng7163/
Protina7117/
Prastin717/
Prastenova716/
Pratoen714/
Prathen714/
Prästin713/
Prottin712/
Prostinova711/
Proting711/
Pratien711/
Prustin710/
Prouting67240/
Prastina6759/
Preuthen6740/
Prattent6714/
Protting6712/
Proithng671/
Pratheen671/
Presstin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Prosten
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