Prujean Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prujean Surname Definition:

PRUJEAN: French preux, and Jean; 'Valiant John' - a sobriquet, formed like Grosjean, Prettyjohn, &c.

Prujean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia61:4,499,284146,780

Prujean Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PRUJEAN: French preux, and Jean; 'Valiant John' - a sobriquet, formed like Grosjean, Prettyjohn, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prujean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prujean has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prujean? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prujean is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Prujean occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Prujean are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 75,472. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 40 percent live, Waikato Region, where 17 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of New Zealand Prujean occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prujan9218/
Prujen921/
Prouxjean881/
Prejean864,449/
Projean86124/
Proujan8610/
Préjean867/
Pruijen861/
Prutjan861/
Prusean861/
Prean8339/
Prjan832/
Prijeant802/
Pruzan77375/
Prusan7769/
Pružan7767/
Prijan7752/
Priean7728/
Prehan7712/
Pruhan776/
Prużan771/
Prugen771/
Prouan771/
Prjanh771/
Pryean770/
Prijant71243/
Pruzhan7110/
Prouane717/
Prajhan716/
Prehane715/
Prusyan713/
Prusane712/
Phreaon711/
Praijan711/
Pruchan711/
Prusahn711/
Projyan711/
Projian711/
Prayjan711/
Prawean711/
Prrehan711/
Pruzian711/
Pfrehan710/
Projeon710/
Preuhan710/
Pruseon710/
Pryan673,544/
Prian671,612/
Prijatin6710/
Preon671/
Praweean671/
Prutchen670/

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