Prouteau Surname

173,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Prouteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prouteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,4441:27,1783,272
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Prouteau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prouteau occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prouteau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 173,182nd most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,936,159 people. Prouteau occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Prouteau live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Prouteau is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 2,444 people, or 1 in 27,178. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 32 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Prouteau Last Name Statistics demography

Prouteau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proteau932,728/
Protea86111/
Proitea801/
Proteous753/
Protteah751/
Prutia714/
Prutya711/
Pratea711/
Protya711/
Prothia6746/
Prostia676/
Pruthia671/
Protiue671/
Prutoiu671/

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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 Prouteau
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