Protze Surname

315,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Protze Surname User-submission:

The surname Protz or Protze derived from an old German word meaning 'snowy'.

Protze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0961:73,4549,292
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Protze Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Protz or Protze derived from an old German word meaning 'snowy'.

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Protze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Protze has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Protze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 315,757th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Protze live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 73,454. In Germany Protze is most numerous in: Saxony, where 63 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Protze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Protze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Protze last name increased 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Protze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Protze surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Protze earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Protzer92178/
Protz911,981/
Proze9142/
Prozee8376/
Protcz8322/
Pretze8320/
Protse836/
Prouze832/
Proeze832/
Protsz831/
Projtz831/
Protce831/
Proutz831/
Prodze831/
Proize831/
Protrz831/
Pratze830/
Proz801,243/
Protzeová803/
Pratzer7799/
Prutzer7770/
Protsei7768/
Protche7753/
Praetze7737/
Protsey7732/
Pretzie7719/
Prätzer7712/
Proutza771/
Prouttz770/
Protcer770/
Prots734,340/
Pratz731,137/
Proce73582/
Procz73137/
Preze7364/
Prozy7321/
Pruze7312/
Prodz7312/
Praze7310/
Prouz735/
Prooz732/
Prozh732/
Phroz731/
Prozi731/
Preutzer718/
Procee67608/
Proche67164/
Protch67129/
Preutz67103/
Prozzi67101/
Prouts6769/
Protci6759/
Protsa6755/
Protts6752/
Prauze6741/
Pratje6727/
Procce6712/
Prattz6712/
Preeze6711/
Proyce679/
Praatz678/
Pratsz677/
Protscher676/
Pratse676/
Protst674/
Prouce673/
Proizi672/
Proits672/
Prouzi672/
Prazie671/
Predze671/
Proutzsch671/
Prouzy671/
Prustzeit671/
Projts671/
Prodst671/
Prezee671/
Proutx671/
Protchett671/
Prezea671/
Prezeu671/
Prezey671/
Prastz670/
Pratrz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Protze
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