Prøhl Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Prøhl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prøhl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Prhl (1) are calculated separately.

Prøhl Last Name Facts

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

Prøhl is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Prhl. Click here for further potential spellings of Prøhl.

How Common Is The Last Name Prøhl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prøhl is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prøhl are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark Prøhl is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 31 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Montenegro, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prhl961/
Pröhl801,922/
Prehl80385/
Pråhl8060/
Prühl8012/
Pryhl8011/
Prihl808/
Prl753/
Proehl731,165/
Prehll7350/
Preehl7319/
Prőhle738/
Priehl735/
Prihll731/
Pröhll731/
Praehl730/
Pril672,166/
Prel67642/
Pryl67504/
Prýl673/
Prll672/
Prlh671/
Prlp671/
Pprl671/
Präl671/
Phroehl671/
Hprl671/

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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 Prøhl
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