Protean Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Protean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Protean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Protean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Protean (Russian: Протеан) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Protean? popularity and diffusion
Protean is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Protean live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Protean is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Protean is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Protean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Protean in the Russian language | ||
| Протеан | protean | - |
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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 Protean
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