Proust Surname

48,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Proust Surname Definition:

(English, French) A commander, the chief magistrate.

Proust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France10,0071:6,638557
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Canada921:400,49635,373
Chile791:222,9936,896
Guinea541:219,1451,011
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
England181:3,095,448105,421
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China61:227,886,92811,701
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Proust (107) may also be a first name.

Proust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, French) A commander, the chief magistrate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Proust Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proust (Arabic: بروست) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Proust click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proust? popularity and diffusion

The last name Proust is the 48,518th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 685,758 people. Proust is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Proust reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 910,230th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 10,007 people, or 1 in 6,638. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Aside from France this surname is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Proust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Proust has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proust last name expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Proust surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Proust earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.29% more than the national average, earning $54,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $56,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proudst921/
Prouest921/
Prouste921/
Prost9115,709/
Prout918,341/
Prust911,838/
Prous91439/
Proost833,515/
Prouse832,733/
Prouet83615/
Proutt83237/
Proush83200/
Proult83140/
Proest83139/
Proute83105/
Prouts8369/
Praust8361/
Proszt8334/
Proste8331/
Prostt838/
Prosst838/
Pruust837/
Protst834/
Pr'out834/
Prustt833/
Pruste831/
Preust831/
Prusht831/
Prusth831/
Prodst831/
Proutz831/
Phrost831/
Prosth831/
Proues831/
Prouss831/
Prouth831/
Prouët831/
Prrost831/
Pruist830/
Prus8016,584/
Prot804,442/
Prou802,232/
Pros801,915/
Prut801,084/
Projest771,814/
Projost7720/
Prousch7717/
Prushte7711/
Prusthe778/
Prostch778/
Prushth773/
Preyost771/
Prousse771/
Preudst771/
Preuost771/
Proyest771/
Prowest771/
Prayout771/
Prouttz770/
Prouett770/
Preuist770/
Proutte770/
Proud738,042/
Pruss736,735/
Prots734,340/
Pross733,109/
Proux732,594/
Prast731,653/
Pruis731,435/
Prott731,193/
Proot731,132/
Preus731,101/
Praus731,092/
Prose731,004/
Proos73796/
Pruit73553/
Pruse73501/
Prues73444/
Pruet73416/
Projs73248/
Proth73247/
Pruys73247/
Pruhs73228/
Preut73194/
Prote73151/
Prush73136/
Prosh73131/
Prois73125/
Pruus73120/
Proue73102/
Pruyt7384/
Proet7374/
Prutt7368/
Prusz7365/
Proes7359/
Prošt7355/
Prohs7348/
Prüst7333/
Prosz7324/
Praut7319/
Pruth7312/
Proys7311/
Phrot7310/
Phros736/
Prute735/
Prouz735/
Pro's735/
Phrut735/
Proup734/
Prosp734/
Prozt734/
Proit733/
Prods731/
Prros731/
Prult731/
Prouy731/
Hpros731/
Proht731/
Proyt731/
Prrot731/
Prujs731/
Projt731/
Pruot730/
Prusd730/
Prostova711,283/
Prousová7110/
Prustova712/
Prayouth712/
Prostová711/
Pruitt6755,694/
Priest6733,483/
Pro6727,234/
Pruett6718,542/
Preuss6713,432/
Prause675,527/
Prosch672,166/
Proios67775/
Preuth67696/
Pruess67663/
Prusch67622/
Preest67538/
Preast67527/
Pruyas67522/
Pru67513/
Protte67506/
Prault67430/
Preuhs67425/
Prusse67379/
Prothe67342/
Preuit67299/
Praast67246/
Praest67223/
Prayot67206/
Projas67180/
Prahst67163/
Proett67156/
Preist67155/
Pruijs67153/
Proias67150/
Pruehs67136/
Protch67129/
Preusz67118/
Pruijt67106/
Preutz67103/
Prauss6798/
Prouha6779/
Preaut6769/
Proite6767/
Preaus6760/
Protts6752/
Preute6745/
Preuyt6734/
Proess6734/
Prijot6729/
Prosse6728/
Projet6727/
Prowet6724/
Pruydt6724/
Protcz6722/
Prooth6720/
Proshe6717/
Proshh6717/
Proiss6714/
Proyss6711/
Praste6711/
Procht6711/
Pruiss6710/
Proyas679/
Preutt678/
Prujat678/
Proies677/
Pruott677/
Prayos677/
Praist677/
Protse676/
Prasth676/
Proshs676/
Proshtova675/
Preuse675/
Prayst674/
Proitt674/
Prauhs674/
Prozth674/
Prouce673/
Proyit673/
Pruiet673/
Pruite673/
Prutte673/
Proose673/
Praszt673/
Pruesz673/
Projis673/
Prasts673/
Proyet672/
Prougy672/
Preyus672/
Pruiit672/
Pruytt672/
Preyot672/
Phrush672/
Proits672/
Projes672/
Prajot672/
Prayut672/
Prouch671/
Preuet671/
Prgott671/
Prasht671/
Pruith671/
Pruitp671/
Pruits671/
Pruztt671/
Proith671/
Proote671/
Proudd671/
Prouie671/
Proise671/
Prautt671/
Preyou671/
Preios671/
Protsz671/
Proehs671/
Proiat671/
Proiet671/
Projtz671/
Proyat671/
Proyot671/
Pruise671/
Prujas671/
Prausz671/
Projts671/
Projit671/
Protce671/
Prowes670/
Prushe670/
Praute670/
Preush670/
Pruitz670/
Pruesh670/
Pruyis670/
Prastz670/
Prueth670/
Prusph670/

Proust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proust in the Arabic language
بروستbrwst-

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