Proys Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Proys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Proys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Proys (Russian: Пройс) is most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Proys? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Proys are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Proys is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 33 percent reside and Hamburg, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Proys exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Proys Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proys in the Russian language | ||
| Пройс | projs | - |
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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 Proys
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