Proston Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Proston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana91:84,6916,279
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Proston Last Name Facts

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

Proston (Hindi: प्रोस्टोन, Russian: Простон) is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Proston is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Proston are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Guyana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 84,691. In Guyana it is primarily found in: Barima-Waini, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Guyana it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Proston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Proston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proston last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Proston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proston in the Hindi language
प्रोस्टोनprostona-
Proston in the Russian language
Простонproston-

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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 Proston
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