Protov Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Protov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Protov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Protov (Russian: Протов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Protov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Protov is the 2,220,661st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Protov are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,217,278. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 35 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia Protov occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Transnistria, where 1 percent reside.

Protov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Protov last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Protov last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than the national average, with 45.45% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prostov921,332/
Protova9222/
Proshtov8628/
Pratov83667/
Pretov8315/
Protop8310/
Protopova8045/
Protapova805/
Pratova77527/
Protaev77100/
Prastov7725/
Prothow7721/
Prostof772/
Protasv771/
Protoff771/
Prashtov7115/
Prostoff719/
Pratav6748/
Protap6740/
Pratev6722/
Protab678/
Pratop673/
Pretow671/

Protov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Protov in the Russian language
Протовprotov-

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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 Protov
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