Prothan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prothan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prothan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prothan (10) may also be a first name.

Prothan Last Name Facts

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

Prothan occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prothan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prothan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Prothan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Aside from Bangladesh this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Prothan
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