Protas Surname

44,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Protas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,7901:7,7971,018
Ukraine1,5481:29,4074,252
Belarus1,0351:9,1801,365
Russia9991:144,26716,773
Poland4051:93,84914,391
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Kenya2091:220,95615,674
Australia581:465,44335,949
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
France281:2,372,240182,981
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Austria121:709,62061,025
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland71:785,24338,644
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Protaś (184) are calculated separately.

Protas (7,066) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Protaś94184/
Protase923,340/
Protais92382/
Prottas9282/
Protass9278/
Protash9219/
Protasz921/
Prothas921/
Prota913,092/
Prothais86195/
Protease864/
Proteaus861/
Pratas833,666/
Protat831,029/
Protaz83988/
Protos83249/
Protta83128/
Prutas83112/
Protea83111/
Protha8395/
Protah8350/
Protap8340/
Prosta835/
Protay833/
Pretas833/
Protau832/
Protax832/
Proita832/
Protaj832/
Prouta831/
Protasova8012,529/
Protace772,858/
Prottay77901/
Protois77141/
Prattas7789/
Proutat7767/
Protoss7716/
Prathas7710/
Pratash7710/
Prostat775/
Prochta774/
Prostea772/
Proutau772/
Proshta771/
Prostai771/
Proteus771/
Proutos771/
Prostau771/
Protaud771/
Protost771/
Protous771/
Proitea771/
Prothai771/
Protoha771/
Prottos771/
Proteat770/
Protassova7534/
Prata7346,172/
Proto736,277/
Protteau71167/
Protheau7198/
Proteaux7123/
Prostous7119/
Prasttas714/
Prathast714/
Preuteas711/
Protaova711/
Protteah711/
Prothaix711/
Prathase711/
Prattahs710/
Pratap67217,594/
Protto67947/
Pratta67375/
Pratha67286/
Prasta67204/
Proutheau67166/
Protho67151/
Protoy67117/
Protot6791/
Prasto6787/
Pretos6776/
Protazova6768/
Prousteau6761/
Pratat6745/
Pratasova6739/
Prutos6731/
Pratad6730/
Prauta6720/
Protoi6717/
Pratos6716/
Protei6712/
Prosto6711/
Protop6710/
Prostá678/
Prataa677/
Praata677/
Protey676/
Pratai676/
Proito674/
Pratay673/
Prutasova673/
Protosova672/
Prouto672/
Protou672/
Pratah672/
Prataj671/
Pratea671/
Proteu671/
Prrata671/
Protozova671/

Protas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Protas in the Hindi language
प्रोतासprotasa-
Protas in the Marathi language
ोतासotasa66.67
ोटसotasa33.33
Protas in the Russian language
Протасprotas-

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