Proufoot Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Proufoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proufoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Proufoot Last Name Facts

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

Proufoot occurs most in Scotland. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proufoot? popularity and diffusion

The last name Proufoot is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Proufoot is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Proufoot are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Proufoot is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Proufoot is primarily found in: Midlothian, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Scotland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Proufoot Last Name Statistics demography

Proufoot earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proudfoot946,139/
Proutfoot940/
Prowfoot880/
Prodfoot880/
Profot863/
Proudfood823/
Proudfott822/
Profost801/
Profo774/
Preefoot750/
Profos7152/
Profotová7149/
Profoß716/
Profat712/
Proufa712/
Profotova711/
Profous67123/
Proufas6751/
Pruifoy674/
Proffat670/
Prophot670/

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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 Proufoot
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