Prust Surname

221,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Monaco

Prust Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the prust.' Doubtless a form of Priest. Anglo-Saxon preost. v. Prest.

Thomas le Prust, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Prust, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Prust, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Prust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6131:349,22413,392
United States5881:616,42749,911
Germany3271:246,19426,830
England1401:397,98627,485
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia421:642,75544,739
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Wales91:343,83718,086
France71:9,488,960336,266
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Prüst (33) are calculated separately.

Prust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the prust.' Doubtless a form of Priest. Anglo-Saxon preost. v. Prest.

Thomas le Prust, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Prust, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Prust, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1804. Married — Stephen Prust, of Gloucestershire and Sarah Summers: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Prost.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Proust; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prust Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prust (Russian: Пруст) occurs most in Brazil. It may also appear as: Prüst. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prust? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,865th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,964,932 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Prust reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 349,224. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 83 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent live and Paraná, where 4 percent live. Besides Brazil Prust exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Prust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prust has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prust last name grew 878 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prust are 26.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prust earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $48,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüst9333/
Proust9110,627/
Praust9161/
Pruust917/
Prustt913/
Pruste911/
Preust911/
Prusht911/
Prusth911/
Pruist910/
Prus8916,584/
Prut891,084/
Prushte8311/
Prusthe838/
Prushth833/
Proudst831/
Preudst831/
Prouste831/
Prost8015,709/
Prout808,341/
Pruss806,735/
Pruis801,435/
Preus801,101/
Praus801,092/
Pruit80553/
Pruse80501/
Prist80464/
Prous80439/
Pruys80247/
Pruhs80228/
Preut80194/
Prush80136/
Pruus80120/
Pruyt8084/
Prutt8068/
Prusz8065/
Praut8019/
Pruth8012/
Prute805/
Phrut805/
Prult801/
Prujs801/
Prusd800/
Prustova772/
Pru75513/
Pruitt7355,694/
Priest7333,483/
Preuss7313,432/
Prause735,527/
Proost733,515/
Prouse732,733/
Preuth73696/
Prusch73622/
Prault73430/
Preuhs73425/
Prusse73379/
Proutt73237/
Proush73200/
Pruijs73153/
Proult73140/
Proest73139/
Preusz73118/
Pruijt73106/
Proute73105/
Preutz73103/
Prauss7398/
Prouts7369/
Preute7345/
Proszt7334/
Pruydt7324/
Pruiss7310/
Preutt738/
Prostt738/
Prosst738/
Preuse735/
Prauhs734/
Prisht734/
Pr'out734/
Pruite733/
Prutte733/
Pruytt732/
Phrush732/
Pruith731/
Pruitp731/
Pruits731/
Pruztt731/
Proutz731/
Phrist731/
Prautt731/
Phrost731/
Prosth731/
Prouss731/
Prouth731/
Prouët731/
Prrost731/
Pruise731/
Prausz731/
Pristh731/
Prushe730/
Praute730/
Preush730/
Pruitz730/
Prusph730/
Prot674,442/
Prusova672,888/
Prou672,232/
Pros671,915/
Pruś671,422/
Pruß67870/
Preu67833/
Preusse67794/
Prud67785/
Preusch67557/
Prutova67512/
Prux67457/
Pruy67419/
Pruitte67374/
Prau67186/
Prusová6778/
Prüs6776/
Prgu6759/
Pruz6730/
Pruš6728/
Pruh6718/
Prousch6717/
Prausse6714/
Prui6710/
Prup6710/
Pruj678/
Prausch676/
Prischt676/
Pruitts674/
Phru673/
Prusche672/
Prutová672/
Priesst671/
Pruitch671/
Prousse671/
Hpreuss671/
Preushe671/
Preuhss671/
Pruszcz671/
Pruș671/
Prút671/
Prautch671/
Pfru671/
Przu671/
Vpru671/
Priestt670/
Prouttz670/
Prautsh670/
Prissth670/
Proutte670/
Preutch670/

Prust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prust in the Russian language
Прустprust-

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Prust Reference & Research

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