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

The last name Proston (Hindi: प्रोस्टोन, Russian: Простон) is more frequently found in Guyana than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Proston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Proston reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Guyana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 84,691. In Guyana Proston is most prevalent in: Barima-Waini, where 100 percent live. Barring Guyana Proston is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Proston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Proston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proston surname 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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  • 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 Proston
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