Proxenou Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Proxenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Proxenou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus501:17,6982,023
Greece181:615,54471,673
England31:18,572,686338,250

Proxenou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proxenou has its highest incidence in Cyprus. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Proxenou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Proxenou is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Proxenou live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Cyprus, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 17,698. In Cyprus it is mostly concentrated in: Larnaca District, where 96 percent are found, Limassol District, where 2 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cyprus it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 25 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proxenos8887/
Proceno802/
Prosceno7584/
Protseno754/
Proxenia754/
Procheno752/
Proceano751/
Proiceanu7171/
Broxen710/
Procena674/
Prozino671/
Parixen671/
Brixeno671/
Prxn671/
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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 Proxenou
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