Prothro Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prothro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prothro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5761:229,98722,165
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales181:87,1343,963
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Prothro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prothro occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prothro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,018th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Prothro live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Prothro is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,576 people, or 1 in 229,987. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 23 percent live, Georgia, where 14 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Barbados, where 0 percent live.

Prothro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prothro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prothro surname increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prothro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prothro surname are 14.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prothro earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prothroy930/
Protrot869/
Prothra861/
Prethro860/
Prathro860/
Proro8329/
Prostros801/
Pratro7741/
Pretro7727/
Proroo771/
Prorro771/
Prorod770/
Proroux711/
Prorath711/
Pratrod711/
Prathra710/
Prorost710/
Praro67413/
Phrotrat6770/
Protratz6710/
Prora672/

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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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  • 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 Prothro
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