Proult Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Proult Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proult Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1361:488,40268,701
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Proult Last Name Facts

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

The last name Proult is found most frequently in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Proult? popularity and diffusion

Proult is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Proult reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 488,402. In France Proult is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 34 percent live, Normandy, where 19 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent live. Aside from France Proult occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Proult Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Proult has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Proult surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prout918,341/
Prolt912/
Prult911/
Proust8310,627/
Prault83430/
Proutt83237/
Prouts8369/
Prultt836/
Pr'out834/
Proltd831/
Proutz831/
Prouët831/
Pruilt830/
Prou802,232/
Prut801,084/
Prouttz770/
Proud738,042/
Proux732,594/
Prust731,838/
Pruit73553/
Prous73439/
Preut73194/
Pruyt7384/
Prutt7368/
Praut7319/
Prouz735/
Phrut735/
Proup734/
Prouy731/
Pruitt6755,694/
Preuth67696/
Pru67513/
Proush67200/
Pruijt67106/
Preutz67103/
Prouha6779/
Praust6761/
Pruydt6724/
Preutt678/
Pruust677/
Prustt673/
Pruytt672/
Pruits671/
Pruitp671/
Preust671/
Prouch671/
Prusht671/
Prusth671/
Pruztt671/
Proudd671/
Prautt671/
Prouss671/
Pruitz670/
Pruist670/

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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 Proult
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