Protega Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Protega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2391:17,6933,621
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Germany31:26,835,153452,368

Protega Last Name Facts

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

Protega occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Protega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Protega is the 945,594th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Protega reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Protega is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 17,693. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 49 percent reside, Split-Dalmatia County, where 24 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Slovenia, where 4 percent reside.

Protega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Protega surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Protega earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.51% less than the national average, earning $32,141 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Protega
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