Proto Surname
Approximately 6,277 people bear this surname
Proto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,871 | 1:21,302 | 3,704 |
| United States | 1,631 | 1:222,231 | 21,530 |
| Brazil | 453 | 1:472,570 | 17,878 |
| Argentina | 409 | 1:104,507 | 8,846 |
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Colombia | 71 | 1:672,874 | 7,889 |
| Mexico | 69 | 1:1,798,931 | 17,818 |
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| Uruguay | 57 | 1:60,206 | 6,510 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Proto (1,136) may also be a first name.
Proto Demographics
Average Proto Salary in
United States
$47,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Proto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Proto (Marathi: ोटो, Russian: Прото) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,901st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,992 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Proto live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 236,188th most common first name globally, borne by 1,136 people.
The last name Proto is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 2,871 people, or 1 in 21,302. In Italy Proto is primarily found in: Campania, where 25 percent live, Sicily, where 22 percent live and Apulia, where 19 percent live. Besides Italy Proto exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Proto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Proto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proto last name expanded 9,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Proto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Proto are 16.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.51% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Proto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning €31,977 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.5% less than the national average, earning $17,820,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.16% more than the national average, earning $66,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Proto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proto in the Marathi language | ||
| ोटो | oto | 50 |
| ोथो | otho | 50 |
| Proto in the Russian language | ||
| Прото | proto | - |
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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 Proto
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