Pruden Surname

88,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Pruden Surname Definition:

Seems, like Provan, Proven, to have lost a final dental, and to be for Prudent [French prudent; Latin prudens -entis, foreseeing]

Pruden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3011:109,80311,981
Canada1,1401:32,3214,197
England5731:97,23910,313
Australia1461:184,90218,557
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Israel611:140,28914,966
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:67,6807,344

Pruden (126) may also be a first name.

Pruden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seems, like Provan, Proven, to have lost a final dental, and to be for Prudent [French prudent; Latin prudens -entis, foreseeing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pruden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pruden (Russian: Пруден) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 88,108th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,336,184 people. The surname Pruden is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pruden live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 126 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,301 people, or 1 in 109,803. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Pruden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pruden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pruden last name rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pruden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pruden last name are 16.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Pruden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prudent928,966/
Prudden92685/
Pruuden9245/
Prouden922/
Prudend921/
Prudenn921/
Prudeen921/
Preuden921/
Prudentt863/
Pruddent862/
Preudent861/
Proden83151/
Prudin8330/
Priden836/
Prudyn831/
Prudem830/
Pridden7791/
Prudina7746/
Pridaen778/
Praudin775/
Prudint771/
Prodden771/
Prudion771/
Pruding771/
Praudina7138/
Prudnova7132/
Prodin6766/
Pridin6725/
Prodén675/
Prudinova671/
Priddin62123/

Pruden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pruden in the Russian language
Пруденpruden-

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Pruden Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pruden
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