Protek Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Protek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Protek Last Name Facts

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

Protek (Russian: Протэк) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Protek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Protek occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Protek live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 27 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Protek is mostly concentrated in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 20 percent reside, Moscow, where 20 percent reside and Novgorod Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proteek92451/
Prostek92148/
Protekt923/
Prottek921/
Protik833,988/
Prutek8370/
Protec8353/
Protyk832/
Prateek77564/
Protick77453/
Prostik7719/
Prateik773/
Prateke772/
Prastek772/
Protect771/
Prostec771/
Pratiek771/
Pratheek7137/
Prostick7124/
Protkova7110/
Prothect711/
Prushtek711/
Pratik671,807/
Protic671,012/
Prutik67174/
Prutyk6710/
Prattecke678/
Pretik676/
Protikova675/
Protiq671/
Prattheke671/
Pruschtek670/

Protek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Protek in the Russian language
Протэкprotek-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Protek
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