Prostov Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Prostov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prostov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1161:129,14315,254
Kazakhstan1061:166,81616,295
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Belarus471:202,15025,664
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Prostov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prostov (Russian: Простов) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prostov? popularity and diffusion

Prostov is the 288,063rd most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Prostov reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 129,143. In Russia it is mostly found in: Penza Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Moscow, where 18 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.

Prostov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Prostov are 4.89% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.66% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prostova931,283/
Proshtov9328/
Prostoev936/
Protov9273/
Proshtova885/
Prostev8664/
Prastov8625/
Protova8622/
Prestov865/
Prostof862/
Prustov861/
Prostovova822/
Prostapova821/
Prashtov8015/
Prastova8010/
Prostoff809/
Prosteev803/
Prustova802/
Prostaev801/
Pratov77667/
Prashtova7520/
Pratova71527/
Prothow7121/
Prastow715/
Prestow712/
Prastav711/
Protasv711/
Protoff711/
Prastaev67331/
Pratav6248/
Protab628/
Pratoff5710/
Protabh571/
Prattoff531/

Prostov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prostov in the Russian language
Простовprostov-

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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
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  • 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 Prostov
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