Proto Surname

77,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Proto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8711:21,3023,704
United States1,6311:222,23121,530
Brazil4531:472,57017,878
Argentina4091:104,5078,846
France1811:366,97654,730
England1221:456,70530,074
Colombia711:672,8747,889
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Chile311:568,27313,994
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Greece151:738,65380,079
Austria141:608,24554,975
Norway121:428,52437,411
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Albania81:364,25716,885
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Panama41:978,06412,245
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malta11:430,2723,380
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Proto (1,136) may also be a first name.

Proto Last Name Facts

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

Proto (Marathi: ोटो, Russian: Прото) occurs most in Italy. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,901st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,992 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Proto live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe. Proto is also the 236,188th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,136 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 2,871 people, or 1 in 21,302. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 25 percent reside, Sicily, where 22 percent reside and Apulia, where 19 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Proto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Proto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proto last name increased 9,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Proto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proto last name are 16.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.51% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Protto91947/
Protos91249/
Protho91151/
Protoy91117/
Protot9191/
Protoi9117/
Proeto9112/
Prosto9111/
Protop9110/
Proito914/
Prouto912/
Protou912/
Prottoy833,697/
Proetto83332/
Protois83141/
Prostoi83115/
Prostoo8319/
Protoss8316/
Prostho836/
Prothoy833/
Prostot833/
Proutos831/
Prostou831/
Protost831/
Protous831/
Proutot831/
Proutou831/
Prottoi831/
Protoha831/
Prottos831/
Prato8018,856/
Preto8010,124/
Prota803,092/
Pruto80396/
Prêto803/
Prostous7719/
Protaova771/
Protouch771/
Protas7311,597/
Pretto738,373/
Pratto731,722/
Protat731,029/
Protaz73988/
Protaś73184/
Protta73128/
Protha7395/
Prasto7387/
Protah7350/
Protap7340/
Prutos7331/
Preeto7318/
Pratos7316/
Prostá738/
Prosta735/
Pratoo734/
Pratop733/
Pratou733/
Protau732/
Pretoo732/
Proita732/
Proeta732/
Phrato732/
Prutot732/
Prouta731/
Pratoj731/
Prutto731/
Prašto731/
Pretoy731/
Proteu731/
Prusto731/
Prétto731/
Pratod731/
Phrotthot714/
Prattos6793/
Prottas6782/
Protass6778/
Proutat6767/
Proetta6744/
Prattou6727/
Prastos6721/
Protash6719/
Prautot6710/
Prautoy678/
Pratoha676/
Prostat675/
Pratosh674/
Prochta674/
Proutau672/
Prausto671/
Prahtoo671/
Prustoo671/
Pruszto671/
Proshta671/
Protheu671/
Prettou671/
Prostau671/
Protasz671/
Protaud671/
Prothas671/
Prastou671/
Pratoux671/
Prastoy671/
Pruitto670/

Proto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proto in the Marathi language
ोटोoto50
ोथोotho50
Proto in the Russian language
Протоproto-

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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 Proto
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