Prowl Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Prowl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prowl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Prowl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prowl is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prowl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Prowl are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Prowl is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Prowl is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 54 percent are found, Florida, where 38 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Prowl is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 7 percent are found.

Prowl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prowl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prowl last name declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prowl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prowl last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prowl earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prowle91122/
Prowel91115/
Prowll9119/
Prowil911/
Prowell831,780/
Prawl80709/
Probl801/
Probel73106/
Prawil735/
Prawll732/
Prewel731/
Provle731/
Probell6717/
Prewill671/
Prewell670/
Pravl602/
Prabl600/
Prabel55389/
Prabil5529/
Prubel557/
Prabell5015/
Prusuel507/

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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
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  • 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 Prowl
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