Prow Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Prow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8281:437,75237,654
Australia1131:238,90022,291
England1121:497,48331,781
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Prow (46) may also be a first name.

Prow Last Name Facts

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

Prow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prow is the 317,867th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. The last name Prow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Prow are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 46 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 437,752. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 13 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Prow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 726 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Prow last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prow surname are 23.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prowe89126/
Prowa895/
Prouw891/
Prowz890/
Prrow890/
Prowt890/
Prowfe801/
Prowss801/
Prochw801/
Prowtt800/
Praw75253/
Prof75188/
Prob7511/
Pruw754/
Prov754/
Prova6717,812/
Proft671,728/
Proff67776/
Profe67579/
Propf6787/
Proev6779/
Prawt6778/
Proof6754/
Profs6728/
Provt6715/
Prawp678/
Prawe676/
Phraw674/
Proov674/
Prosf672/
Praws672/
Prgov672/
Prouf672/
Prauw672/
Proiv671/
Phrof671/
Prrof671/
Prahw671/
Hprov671/
Vprof671/
Provs671/
Proub671/
Prawz671/

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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 Prow
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