Prudence Surname

33,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Prudence Surname Definition:

A personal name borne by a saint of the Roman calendar, who was bishop of Troyes, in France, and whose festival is on April 6.

Prudence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad11,6501:1,167217
Tanzania2,5411:20,8352,624
Kenya4861:95,0208,436
Mauritius4181:3,094562
England2911:191,47116,969
France1181:562,90476,109
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Canada381:969,62173,252
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Seychelles181:5,133784
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Prudence (144,368) may also be a first name.

Prudence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A personal name borne by a saint of the Roman calendar, who was bishop of Troyes, in France, and whose festival is on April 6.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Prudans; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prudence Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prudence (Marathi: पुडेन्स) is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prudence? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,366th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 457,760 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Prudence are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 7,256th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 144,368 people.

The surname Prudence is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 11,650 people, or 1 in 1,167. Excluding Chad this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Prudence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prudence has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Prudence surname grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prudence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Prudence surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Prudence earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $54,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prudences942/
Pprudence941/
Proudence941/
Prudnce931/
Prodence8814/
Prudenci8811/
Prudemce881/
Prudency881/
Prudens8018/
Prudenz803/
Prudenzi75270/
Prudenza75160/
Prudensi7510/
Prodenca753/
Pruddens750/
Prudns710/
Prudins671/
Prodens670/
Praudins6316/

Prudence Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prudence in the Marathi language
पुडेन्सpudensa-

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