Pru Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3531:43,8731,750
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Venezuela351:862,97413,724
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Prü (21) are calculated separately.

Pru (882) may also be a first name.

Pru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pru (Hindi: प्रू, Marathi: पारु, Russian: Пру) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Prü. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pru is the 604,614th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Pru are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Pru is also the 273,762nd most common first name internationally, borne by 882 people.

Pru is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 43,873. In Cambodia Pru is most numerous in: Phnom Penh, where 34 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 23 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Venezuela, where 7 percent are found.

Pru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pru last name grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pru last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prü8921/
Prus8616,584/
Prou862,232/
Pruś861,422/
Prut861,084/
Pruß86870/
Preu86833/
Prud86785/
Prux86457/
Pruy86419/
Prau86186/
Prgu8659/
Pruz8630/
Pruš8628/
Pruh8618/
Prui8610/
Prup8610/
Pruj868/
Phru863/
Pruș861/
Pfru861/
Przu861/
Vpru861/
Prout758,341/
Proud758,042/
Pruss756,735/
Praud753,930/
Proux752,594/
Prust751,838/
Pruis751,435/
Preus751,101/
Praus751,092/
Pruit75553/
Prous75439/
Pruch75409/
Pruys75247/
Pruhs75228/
Preut75194/
Prush75136/
Prauß7595/
Pruyt7584/
Prutt7568/
Prusz7565/
Pårup7529/
Praut7519/
Preud7516/
Praux7513/
Prouz755/
Phrut755/
Proup754/
Phreu753/
Pruih753/
Prauz753/
Prudh752/
Preue752/
Preuz752/
Prahu752/
Pruid751/
Prult751/
Prouy751/
Pårud751/
Prujs751/
Pprui751/
Pruiz750/
Prudd750/
Prusd750/
Prauh750/
Pruitt6755,694/
Preuss6713,432/
Proust6710,627/
Preuth67696/
Prault67430/
Preuhs67425/
Proutt67237/
Proush67200/
Pruijs67153/
Proult67140/
Preusz67118/
Pruijt67106/
Preutz67103/
Prauss6798/
Prouha6779/
Prouts6769/
Praust6761/
Pró6738/
Pruydt6724/
Pruiss6710/
Preutt678/
Pruust677/
Preuch676/
Prauch674/
Prauhs674/
Pr'out674/
Pruipp673/
Prustt673/
Pruytt672/
Phrush672/
Pruggi672/
Prouch671/
Preust671/
Pruitp671/
Pruits671/
Prusht671/
Prusth671/
Pruztt671/
Proudd671/
Proutz671/
Prautt671/
Prhhuz671/
Preuhß671/
Prouss671/
Prouët671/
Prausz671/
Preush670/
Pruitz670/
Pruist670/
Prusph670/

Pru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pru in the Marathi language
पारुparu-
Pru in the Hindi language
प्रूpru75
प्रुpru25
Pru in the Russian language
Пруpru-

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