Protas Surname
Approximately 11,597 people bear this surname
Protas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,790 | 1:7,797 | 1,018 |
| Ukraine | 1,548 | 1:29,407 | 4,252 |
| Belarus | 1,035 | 1:9,180 | 1,365 |
| Russia | 999 | 1:144,267 | 16,773 |
| Poland | 405 | 1:93,849 | 14,391 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Kenya | 209 | 1:220,956 | 15,674 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Protaś (184) are calculated separately.
Protas (7,066) may also be a first name.
Protas Demographics
Protas Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Protas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Protas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Protas (Hindi: प्रोतास, Marathi: ोतास, Russian: Протас) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms: Protaś. Click here for further potential spellings of Protas.
How Common Is The Last Name Protas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,795th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 628,399 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Protas live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Protas is also the 77,094th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 7,066 people.
The surname Protas is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,790 people, or 1 in 7,797. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Protas exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Belarus, where 9 percent live.
Protas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Protas surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Protas surname are 4.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Protas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $50,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $58,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Protas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Protas in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रोतास | protasa | - |
| Protas in the Marathi language | ||
| ोतास | otasa | 66.67 |
| ोटस | otasa | 33.33 |
| Protas in the Russian language | ||
| Протас | protas | - |
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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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