Proye Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Proye Surname Definition:
For Broy, an ancient baronial family of Champagne (see Des Bois), settled in England 1063, and which held fiefs in 1165 (Lib. Niger).
Proye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 170 | 1:390,722 | 57,689 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Proye Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Broy, an ancient baronial family of Champagne (see Des Bois), settled in England 1063, and which held fiefs in 1165 (Lib. Niger).
Proye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Proye is found most frequently in France. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Proye are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Proye is most common in France, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 390,722. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 48 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Other than France it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Cambodia, where 1 percent live.
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