Prudencio Surname

15,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Prudencio Surname User-submission:

In Brazil my last name comes from the state of Minas Gerais. It is reported that the first who arrived in Brazil with that name came from Portugal and Spain.

Prudencio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil18,7691:11,406646
Mexico5,1241:24,2241,722
Peru3,7061:8,5761,260
Philippines1,9691:51,4168,463
El Salvador1,4171:4,477479
Bolivia1,4071:7,545924
United States1,2241:296,12727,389
Spain8201:57,0155,232
Portugal4911:21,2181,467
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Honduras2111:41,7841,163
Argentina2081:205,49716,976
Benin1611:64,1967,878
Chile701:251,6647,573
Canada651:566,85547,218
France441:1,509,607143,950
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
England111:5,065,278148,650
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Panama81:489,0328,962
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Prudencio (49,311) may also be a first name.

Prudencio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Brazil my last name comes from the state of Minas Gerais. It is reported that the first who arrived in Brazil with that name came from Portugal and Spain.

- joaodanilo

Prudencio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prudencio is found most frequently in Brazil. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Prudencio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prudencio? popularity and diffusion

Prudencio is the 15,455th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 201,994 people. Prudencio is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Prudencio are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. Prudencio is also the 18,719th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 49,311 people.

The last name Prudencio is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 18,769 people, or 1 in 11,406. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent reside and Peru, where 10 percent reside.

Prudencio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prudencio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prudencio last name grew 12,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prudencio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prudencio surname are 7.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.96% registered with the party.

The amount Prudencio earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,546 per year; in United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prudentcio951/
Pruddencio951/
Preudencio951/
Prudeencio951/
Prudncio9425/
Prudenco948/
D'Prudencio901/
Prudencia89699/
Prodencio89104/
Prudincio892/
Prudenzo828/
Prodencia78388/
Prudenza71160/
Prodenca713/

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