Proulx Surname

18,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Proulx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Proulx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada23,7371:1,552139
United States6,7141:53,9866,456
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
France331:2,012,810168,616
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England51:11,143,612252,590
Panama41:978,06412,245
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Proulx (33) may also be a first name.

Proulx Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proulx is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Proulx click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proulx? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,016th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 237,767 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Proulx reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Proulx is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 23,737 people, or 1 in 1,552. In Canada Proulx is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 78 percent live, Ontario, where 15 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Besides Canada this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent live.

Proulx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Proulx has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Proulx surname expanded 4,476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proulx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Proulx last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Proulx earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.55% less than the national average, earning $43,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proullx921/
Prolx912/
Prulx911/
Prouls837/
Proulz834/
Proelx833/
Proolx831/
Proilx831/
Pruolx831/
Proulk831/
Preulx830/
Praulx830/
Projilx771/
Preaulx770/
Proules770/
Prols7324/
Pralx730/
Proels6777/
Proulkova6740/
Proles6713/
Proelß678/
Prolze678/
Prauls672/
Prolst671/
Pruels671/
Phrulk670/

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