Prough Surname

233,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7161:211,22320,644
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Prough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prough occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prough.

How Common Is The Last Name Prough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,190th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,212,454 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prough reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Prough is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,716 people, or 1 in 211,223. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Indiana, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Prough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prough last name expanded 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prough surname are 28.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $41,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prugh91796/
Proug917/
Progh912/
Phroug831/
Praugh831/
Prog80187/
Prug8024/
Progsch7723/
Proux732,594/
Prokh73200/
Prugg7376/
Progg7314/
Prouk739/
Prohc737/
Prukh735/
Phrug732/
Pragh732/
Proig732/
Pruxh731/
Progp731/
Proeg731/
Prosg731/
Praug730/
Prugue67104/
Proque67100/
Progue6725/
Prayog6725/
Preigh678/
Praagh677/
Proyag673/
Phroog672/
Prouke672/
Proutx671/
Pruegg671/
Proiog671/
Prajug671/
Phrukh671/
Proekh671/
Preiog671/
Preagh670/

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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 Prough
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