Prul Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Prul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Průl (2) are calculated separately.

Prul (77) may also be a first name.

Prul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prul (Hindi: पारूल, Marathi: पुल, Russian: Пруль) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Průl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prul is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Prul live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Prul is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name globally, held by 77 people.

The last name Prul is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western Highlands, where 67 percent reside, Morobe, where 30 percent reside and Chimbu, where 3 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Prul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prul last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Průl922/
Pruul89523/
Prull89295/
Praul89233/
Preul89212/
Proul8951/
Prule895/
Pruhl891/
Pruil891/
Prult891/
Prgul891/
Pruilh8034/
Prucel8021/
Prucil8012/
Proule8011/
Prultt806/
Prusyl804/
Prusel803/
Prutel803/
Prahul802/
Pruisl802/
Pruill802/
Prautl801/
Prauhl801/
Praull801/
Prusil801/
Proull801/
Prulle801/
Phraul800/
Pruilt800/
Prol752,480/
Preucil7396/
Prusiel7369/
Prussel7356/
Preußel7346/
Prucell7323/
Preucel7323/
Preusel7314/
Prousel739/
Prulova735/
Proulle732/
Proucel731/
Preulle731/
Prusell730/
Prausel730/
Proll67758/
Proel67186/
Prüll67149/
Pruhlova6742/
Preussel6734/
Praulova6731/
Prühl6712/
Prussell6711/
Proulova6710/
Preuchil675/
Pruittel672/
Prool671/
Pruicell671/
Prullová671/
Pruschel671/
Preuchyl671/

Prul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prul in the Hindi language
पारूलparula-
Prul in the Marathi language
पुलpula-
Prul in the Russian language
Прульprul-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prul
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis