Pruss Surname
Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname
Pruss Surname Definition:
Pruss: from Prussia; now Prust, also Prosser. Russ, a Russian, possibly in some cases has become Rush and Rouse.
Pruss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2,897 | 1:49,749 | 6,553 |
| United States | 1,599 | 1:226,679 | 21,901 |
| Poland | 539 | 1:70,517 | 11,056 |
| Germany | 386 | 1:208,563 | 23,697 |
| Ukraine | 299 | 1:152,250 | 21,177 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| Canada | 195 | 1:188,952 | 18,643 |
| Ecuador | 110 | 1:144,599 | 7,007 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Belarus | 83 | 1:114,471 | 16,895 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Kazakhstan | 51 | 1:346,716 | 28,100 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Transnistria | 14 | 1:33,907 | 5,291 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
The alternate forms: Prüss (200) are calculated separately.
Pruss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pruss: from Prussia; now Prust, also Prosser. Russ, a Russian, possibly in some cases has become Rush and Rouse.
Pruss Demographics
Average Male Pruss Height
177.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pruss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pruss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pruss (Georgian: პრუსს, Russian: Прусс) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Prüss. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pruss? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pruss is the 73,145th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,082,041 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Pruss live; 36 percent live in North Asia and 36 percent live in Slavic North Asia.
The last name Pruss is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 2,897 people, or 1 in 49,749. In Russia it is most common in: Primorsky Krai, where 79 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent reside and Moscow, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.
Pruss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pruss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pruss surname increased 1,666 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pruss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Pruss are 18.14% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 64.91% registered with the party.
The amount Pruss earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,522 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning R 283,884 per year; in United States they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $49,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prüss | 93 | 200 | / |
| Preuss | 91 | 13,432 | / |
| Prusse | 91 | 379 | / |
| Prauss | 91 | 98 | / |
| Pruiss | 91 | 10 | / |
| Prouss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Prus | 89 | 16,584 | / |
| Preusse | 83 | 794 | / |
| Prausse | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hpreuss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Prousse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Preuhss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pross | 80 | 3,109 | / |
| Prust | 80 | 1,838 | / |
| Pruis | 80 | 1,435 | / |
| Preus | 80 | 1,101 | / |
| Praus | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Pruse | 80 | 501 | / |
| Prous | 80 | 439 | / |
| Pruys | 80 | 247 | / |
| Pruhs | 80 | 228 | / |
| Prush | 80 | 136 | / |
| Pruus | 80 | 120 | / |
| Prusz | 80 | 65 | / |
| Prujs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prusd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Prussova | 77 | 65 | / |
| Preuschs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pru | 75 | 513 | / |
| Proust | 73 | 10,627 | / |
| Prause | 73 | 5,527 | / |
| Prouse | 73 | 2,733 | / |
| Prusch | 73 | 622 | / |
| Preuhs | 73 | 425 | / |
| Proush | 73 | 200 | / |
| Pruijs | 73 | 153 | / |
| Preusz | 73 | 118 | / |
| Prouts | 73 | 69 | / |
| Praust | 73 | 61 | / |
| Proess | 73 | 34 | / |
| Pruust | 73 | 7 | / |
| Proshs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Preuse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Prauhs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Prustt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phrush | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pruise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prausz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Preust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pruits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prusht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prusth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Prushe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Preush | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pruist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Prusph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Preussová | 71 | 18 | / |
| Praussová | 71 | 9 | / |
| Preussova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prusova | 67 | 2,888 | / |
| Prou | 67 | 2,232 | / |
| Pros | 67 | 1,915 | / |
| Pruś | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Prut | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Pruß | 67 | 870 | / |
| Preu | 67 | 833 | / |
| Prud | 67 | 785 | / |
| Preusch | 67 | 557 | / |
| Prux | 67 | 457 | / |
| Pruy | 67 | 419 | / |
| Prau | 67 | 186 | / |
| Prusová | 67 | 78 | / |
| Prüs | 67 | 76 | / |
| Prgu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Pruz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pruš | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pruh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Prousch | 67 | 17 | / |
| Prui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Prup | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pruj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Prausch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pruitts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prushth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prusche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Proudst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preudst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Przu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preushe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pruș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proshsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vpru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prautsh | 67 | 0 | / |
Pruss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pruss in the Georgian language | ||
| პრუსს | pruss | - |
| Pruss in the Russian language | ||
| Прусс | pruss | - |
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