Prowo Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Prowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 154 | 1:134,864 | 15,121 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Prowo (12) may also be a first name.
Prowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prowo is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Prowo.
How Common Is The Last Name Prowo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Prowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Prowo reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 134,864. In Cameroon Prowo is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Littoral Region, where 40 percent live and West Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phrowot | 83 | 4 | / |
| Provo | 80 | 693 | / |
| Probo | 80 | 591 | / |
| Prewo | 80 | 86 | / |
| Prawo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Prowa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Provot | 73 | 1,392 | / |
| Prevoo | 73 | 720 | / |
| Provod | 73 | 92 | / |
| Provos | 73 | 68 | / |
| Provou | 73 | 28 | / |
| Praboo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Proboy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Provoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Probho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Prévoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Provop | 73 | 2 | / |
| Prowah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Prawot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Provoz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Provoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prowaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prawos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Proswa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Proova | 73 | 0 | / |
| Provost | 67 | 33,215 | / |
| Prouvot | 67 | 130 | / |
| Prabhoo | 67 | 129 | / |
| Provots | 67 | 64 | / |
| Provoid | 67 | 29 | / |
| Provosp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Provoit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prouvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prouvos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Provosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Provoch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prochuo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Provooe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Prowo
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