Prox Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Prox Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Próx (1) are calculated separately.

Prox (20) may also be a first name.

Prox Last Name Facts

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

Prox occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Próx. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prox? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 463,668th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Prox reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 20 people.

Prox is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States Prox is most prevalent in: Texas, where 29 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Prox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prox has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prox last name expanded 4,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prox last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

Prox earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Próx921/
Proux892,594/
Proix89398/
Pronx891/
Proutx801/
Proxce801/
Pros751,915/
Prax751,643/
Proz751,243/
Prok75956/
Proć75912/
Proc75908/
Proß75744/
Proj75243/
Prog75187/
Prex75120/
Proč7515/
Proś751/
Proź751/
Proż751/
Prož751/
Proxová7319/
Proxova732/
Prost6715,709/
Prots674,340/
Prock673,461/
Pross673,109/
Proch672,258/
Preux671,636/
Prose671,004/
Proos67796/
Proce67582/
Prous67439/
Prokš67327/
Proks67255/
Projs67248/
Prokh67200/
Prroj67171/
Procz67137/
Prosh67131/
Prois67125/
Prokk6788/
Procs6756/
Prošt6755/
Proke6754/
Prohs6748/
Prook6728/
Prosz6724/
Proct6722/
Progg6714/
Praux6713/
Prodz6712/
Proys6711/
Prouk679/
Përoj678/
Prohc677/
Proug677/
Phros676/
Prouz675/
Pro's675/
Phroj675/
Prozt674/
Prosp674/
Prosc674/
Projë673/
Prozh672/
Proße672/
Praxe672/
Proik672/
Prooz672/
Prokt672/
Proig672/
Progh672/
Procp671/
Phroz671/
Pproj671/
Progp671/
Hpros671/
Prooq671/
Prosg671/
Prros671/
Prods671/
Praxh670/

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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 Prox
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