Pruss Surname

73,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,8971:49,7496,553
United States1,5991:226,67921,901
Poland5391:70,51711,056
Germany3861:208,56323,697
Ukraine2991:152,25021,177
Brazil2311:926,72933,128
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Ecuador1101:144,5997,007
Australia831:325,24927,873
Belarus831:114,47116,895
Argentina551:777,15351,982
France531:1,253,259128,888
Kazakhstan511:346,71628,100
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
England141:3,979,861125,553
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Panama41:978,06412,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüss93200/
Preuss9113,432/
Prusse91379/
Prauss9198/
Pruiss9110/
Prouss911/
Prus8916,584/
Preusse83794/
Prausse8314/
Hpreuss831/
Prousse831/
Preuhss831/
Pross803,109/
Prust801,838/
Pruis801,435/
Preus801,101/
Praus801,092/
Pruse80501/
Prous80439/
Pruys80247/
Pruhs80228/
Prush80136/
Pruus80120/
Prusz8065/
Prujs801/
Prusd800/
Prussova7765/
Preuschs770/
Pru75513/
Proust7310,627/
Prause735,527/
Prouse732,733/
Prusch73622/
Preuhs73425/
Proush73200/
Pruijs73153/
Preusz73118/
Prouts7369/
Praust7361/
Proess7334/
Pruust737/
Proshs736/
Preuse735/
Prauhs734/
Prustt733/
Phrush732/
Pruise731/
Prausz731/
Preust731/
Pruits731/
Prusht731/
Prusth731/
Prushe730/
Preush730/
Pruist730/
Prusph730/
Preussová7118/
Praussová719/
Preussova711/
Prusova672,888/
Prou672,232/
Pros671,915/
Pruś671,422/
Prut671,084/
Pruß67870/
Preu67833/
Prud67785/
Preusch67557/
Prux67457/
Pruy67419/
Prau67186/
Prusová6778/
Prüs6776/
Prgu6759/
Pruz6730/
Pruš6728/
Pruh6718/
Prousch6717/
Prui6710/
Prup6710/
Pruj678/
Prausch676/
Pruitts674/
Phru673/
Prushth673/
Prusche672/
Proudst671/
Preudst671/
Przu671/
Preushe671/
Pfru671/
Pruș671/
Proshsh671/
Vpru671/
Prautsh670/

Pruss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pruss in the Georgian language
პრუსსpruss-
Pruss in the Russian language
Пруссpruss-

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