Prusek Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Prusek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prusek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6511:58,3859,194
Czechia1191:89,35714,902
United States501:7,249,179331,838
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France71:9,488,960336,266
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Prušek (33) & Průšek (119) are calculated separately.

Prusek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prusek (Russian: Прусек) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Prušek or Průšek. Click here for other potential spellings of Prusek.

How Common Is The Last Name Prusek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 405,848th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. Prusek is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Prusek live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 58,385. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Prusek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prusek surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prusek earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning 244,957 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prušek9433/
Pruszek92137/
Prussek92113/
Prousek9295/
Prushek9227/
Prausek9213/
Pruseck921/
Průšek89119/
Prusseck8678/
Pruschek8620/
Prushiek869/
Prusheik866/
Pruszeck863/
Prusik832,418/
Prosek83968/
Prucek83161/
Prusyk83156/
Prusec8389/
Prusík8352/
Pruzek8324/
Pružek8320/
Prużek834/
Prisek832/
Prushchek801/
Proszek77777/
Proshek77192/
Prusick7757/
Prossek7746/
Prutsyk7728/
Prauzek7717/
Prosiek776/
Prushik775/
Pruszyk771/
Prussick7114/
Pruschik7113/
Pruskova719/
Prusceac714/
Prosheck711/
Proszeck711/
Procek671,178/
Prošek67709/
Prosec6779/
Prucyk6777/
Průžek6759/
Prusíková6750/
Prosik6743/
Prosyk6740/
Prozek6737/
Prożek6723/
Prucik6722/
Prisik6720/
Prožek6715/
Prusikova6711/
Pruzik679/
Prusig678/
Prushchik678/
Prushchyk675/
Prusic675/
Prusykova674/
Prosík673/
Prišek673/
Prisyk672/
Prouskova671/
Prizek670/
Pricek670/

Prusek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prusek in the Russian language
Прусекprusek-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prusek
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