Prusky Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Prusky Surname User-submission:

The Prusky surname means 'from Prussia'. Prussia is named after the High Priest Bruteno, one of the rulers of the pagan Prussians (6th century AD).

This name was taken by some Jews when their Hebrew patronymic names were not allowed anymore in the 18th century.

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Prusky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Canada611:604,02649,778
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Israel171:503,39037,521
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Prusky (16) may also be a first name.

Prusky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prusky surname means 'from Prussia'. Prussia is named after the High Priest Bruteno, one of the rulers of the pagan Prussians (6th century AD).

This name was taken by some Jews when their Hebrew patronymic names were not allowed anymore in the 18th century.

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Prusky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prusky (Russian: Пруский) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pruský. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prusky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 780,352nd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Prusky are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 1,717,815. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 36 percent live, New York, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Prusky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prusky last name are 28.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prusky earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.57% more than the national average, earning $72,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruský942/
Prussky92268/
Pruskyi92214/
Prutsky9267/
Prudsky9230/
Prousky926/
Pruskoy921/
Pruskiy921/
Pruskey920/
Prutskyi8670/
Prusskyi8667/
Prutskiy8654/
Pruskaya8628/
Prudskyi8617/
Pruszkay866/
Prusskiy866/
Prusskoy861/
Prudskiy861/
Pruzskay861/
Pruski833,629/
Pruska83327/
Pruske8390/
Prisky8320/
Pruská833/
Prußky831/
Prusskaya80241/
Pruttskoy801/
Prudtskiy801/
Proskey77102/
Prouska7753/
Pruszka7740/
Prusski7736/
Priskey7721/
Preuske7714/
Prutski779/
Prushka777/
Prusker777/
Prueske774/
Prossky772/
Prusska772/
Prudski771/
Proskoy771/
Pruskie771/
Pruiska771/
Proskay771/
Pruzhskaya751/
Prudskoi71190/
Prutskoi7195/
Pruschke7148/
Pruschki7139/
Pruszkai7120/
Proutski7111/
Prusskij718/
Prosckey714/
Pruszkayová712/
Prushker712/
Prusskii711/
Prishkey711/
Pruchkiy711/
Pruschka711/
Prauszke711/
Prutskis711/
Prutskij711/
Proske673,822/
Priska671,111/
Priske67668/
Proski67156/
Proska67108/
Priski6799/
Prauschke6763/
Pruška6758/
Prüske6728/
Prozky6725/
Prizky6725/
Pryska6723/
Preussker6723/
Prushchiy6713/
Prutschke6711/
Pruzki676/
Prusca675/
Prudtskoi671/
Prudskich671/
Pruśka671/
Proutskis671/
Prutskojs671/

Prusky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prusky in the Russian language
Прускийpruskij-

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