Protzen Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Protzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Protzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
Germany1051:766,71957,066
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Protzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Protzen occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Protzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Protzen reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 2,019,569. In Brazil Protzen is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 95 percent live, Paraná, where 3 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 2 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Protzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Protzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Protzen surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Protzen Last Name Statistics demography

Protzen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prothzen930/
Prozen920/
Pretzen863/
Protsen863/
Protzem862/
Proetsen801/
Phrotsen801/
Protsenk801/
Prozan77619/
Prazen7780/
Prezen7733/
Prozin7715/
Procen772/
Pruzen771/
Protsan71482/
Protsin7132/
Protsyn7116/
Pratzon7115/
Preczen714/
Prochen712/
Prozhan711/
Prazeen711/
Pratchen6720/
Protsyna6713/
Phrotson674/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Protzen
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