Prowald Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Prowald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 178 | 1:452,278 | 40,070 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Prowald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prowald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prowald is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Prowald? popularity and diffusion
The last name Prowald is the 1,263,456th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Prowald occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prowald live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany Prowald is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 43 percent live, Bavaria, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prowal | 92 | 64 | / |
| Probald | 86 | 8 | / |
| Prowale | 86 | 6 | / |
| Provald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prewald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Projwal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Probal | 77 | 1,626 | / |
| Proval | 77 | 283 | / |
| Prawal | 77 | 99 | / |
| Provale | 71 | 29 | / |
| Proball | 71 | 28 | / |
| Provall | 71 | 13 | / |
| Probáld | 71 | 12 | / |
| Provalt | 71 | 11 | / |
| Prowole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Provault | 67 | 63 | / |
| Praswale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prooveal | 67 | 0 | / |
| Provalle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Provalova | 63 | 204 | / |
| Prevalldt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Prabal | 62 | 166 | / |
| Praval | 62 | 73 | / |
| Probol | 62 | 39 | / |
| Provol | 62 | 13 | / |
| Prabhal | 57 | 185 | / |
| Provolt | 57 | 185 | / |
| Proboll | 57 | 29 | / |
| Próbáld | 57 | 8 | / |
| Prevolt | 57 | 5 | / |
| Prevalt | 57 | 4 | / |
| Provolp | 57 | 1 | / |
| Provoll | 57 | 1 | / |
| Probolt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Prabhol | 57 | 1 | / |
| Proveil | 57 | 0 | / |
| Prevault | 53 | 259 | / |
| Prévault | 53 | 5 | / |
| Prevaltt | 53 | 3 | / |
| Pravhale | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pravalle | 53 | 1 | / |
| Provosel | 53 | 0 | / |
| Provolova | 50 | 30 | / |
| Pravalova | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Prowald
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