Pruther Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Pruther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pruther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Prüther (5) are calculated separately.

Pruther Last Name Facts

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

Pruther occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Prüther. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pruther.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruther? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pruther is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Pruther live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pruther is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,376,018. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 100 percent reside. Other than Spain this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Pruther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pruther has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüther955/
Preuther930/
Pruether930/
Pruter92472/
Prueter86394/
Preuter86388/
Prother8617/
Pruthee868/
Prusthe868/
Prutier861/
Pruthej861/
Prouter861/
Pruster860/
Prither860/
Prute835/
Preuster8039/
Proutier8017/
Prusthet803/
Pruitter801/
Pruetter801/
Prusster800/
Pruthi773,199/
Prüter77633/
Prothe77342/
Proute77105/
Prutej7767/
Proter7767/
Preute7745/
Pruthy7726/
Priter7711/
Prutey7711/
Pruite773/
Prutha773/
Prutte773/
Prutes772/
Prutei771/
Pruste771/
Praute770/
Prustheth7516/
Prusthi711,208/
Pruitte71374/
Protter71139/
Prusthy7159/
Prutoey7131/
Proutey7129/
Prauthi7120/
Prothej7118/
Prushte7111/
Pritter7111/
Proutet7110/
Prieter717/
Prothee715/
Prruthi713/
Proeter712/
Prustee711/
Proutes711/
Prouste711/
Pruttie711/
Proutte710/
Proethe710/
Pruta67261/
Prote67151/
Pruti6766/
Prushthi6718/
Pruty6717/
Proothee6712/
Prottier671/
Pruittjr671/
Preuteas671/
Phritter670/
Prouttee670/
Prietter670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pruther
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