Prus Surname

32,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Prus Surname User-submission:

The surname Prus means 'one from Prussia'.

Prus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,9311:4,792538
Ukraine4,9101:9,2711,118
Russia1,1791:122,24214,566
United States8691:417,09936,198
Belarus5641:16,8462,750
Canada1551:237,71322,683
England1331:418,93328,433
Germany1331:605,30448,487
France1291:514,90571,423
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Slovenia641:38,8707,228
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Australia381:710,41347,396
Cambodia361:430,1983,994
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway101:514,22941,629
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Pruś (1,422), Prüs (76), Pruš (28) & Pruș (1) are calculated separately.

Prus (22) may also be a first name.

Prus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Prus means 'one from Prussia'.

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Prus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prus (Russian: Прус) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pruś, Prüs, Pruš or Pruș. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,140th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 439,432 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Prus are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Prus is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 7,931 people, or 1 in 4,792. Other than Poland this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Prus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prus surname grew 3,476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Prus last name are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Prus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.93% less than the national average, earning 221,723 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruś921,422/
Prüs9276/
Pruš9228/
Pruș921/
Pruss896,735/
Prust891,838/
Pruis891,435/
Preus891,101/
Praus891,092/
Pruse89501/
Prous89439/
Pruys89247/
Pruhs89228/
Prush89136/
Pruus89120/
Prusz8965/
Prujs891/
Prusd890/
Pru86513/
Preuss8013,432/
Proust8010,627/
Prause805,527/
Prouse802,733/
Prusch80622/
Preuhs80425/
Prusse80379/
Proush80200/
Pruijs80153/
Preusz80118/
Prauss8098/
Prouts8069/
Praust8061/
Pruiss8010/
Pruust807/
Preuse805/
Prauhs804/
Prustt803/
Phrush802/
Preust801/
Pruits801/
Prusht801/
Prusth801/
Prouss801/
Pruise801/
Prausz801/
Prushe800/
Preush800/
Pruist800/
Prusph800/
Prou752,232/
Pros751,915/
Prut751,084/
Pruß75870/
Preu75833/
Prud75785/
Prux75457/
Pruy75419/
Pruc75217/
Prau75186/
Prgu7559/
Pruz7530/
Pruh7518/
Prui7510/
Prup7510/
Pruj758/
Phru753/
Pfru751/
Przu751/
Vpru751/
Prusova732,888/
Preusse73794/
Preusch73557/
Prusová7378/
Prousch7317/
Prausse7314/
Prausch736/
Pruitts734/
Prushth733/
Prusche732/
Proudst731/
Prousse731/
Hpreuss731/
Preushe731/
Preudst731/
Preuhss731/
Prautsh730/
Prout678,341/
Proud678,042/
Praud673,930/
Pross673,109/
Proux672,594/
Preusche67870/
Proos67796/
Pruit67553/
Pruce67518/
Pruch67409/
Prühs67374/
Prausová67276/
Prüss67200/
Preut67194/
Prautsch67187/
Prosh67131/
Prauß6795/
Pruyt6784/
Prutt6768/
Prussova6765/
Proes6759/
Preuc6753/
Pårup6729/
Prosz6724/
Praut6719/
Prucz6718/
Preud6716/
Praux6713/
Prousová6710/
Prósz678/
Preusová676/
Phros676/
Prouz675/
Phrut675/
Proup674/
Phreu673/
Pruih673/
Prauz673/
Prudh672/
Preue672/
Preuz672/
Prahu672/
Prūse672/
Prros671/
Pruid671/
Prult671/
Prouy671/
Hpros671/
Pårud671/
Prushova671/
Prausova671/
Pprui671/
Pruxh671/
Pruiz670/
Preuschs670/
Prudd670/
Prauh670/

Prus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prus in the Russian language
Прусprus-

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