Sprosen Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sprosen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sprosen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
England641:870,59545,570
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Sprosen Last Name Facts

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

Sprosen is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprosen? popularity and diffusion

Sprosen is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. Sprosen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Sprosen are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Sprosen is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 61,194. In New Zealand Sprosen is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 61 percent live, Canterbury Region, where 14 percent live and Otago Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 46 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Sprosen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sprosen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sprosen surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprosn920/
Sproson86700/
Sproten8669/
Sprozen861/
Sprasen861/
Sprusen860/
Spron838/
Sprooten8071/
Sprosson8053/
Sprotten8022/
Spressen801/
Sprotson800/
Spronk772,091/
Sprong771,631/
Sprone7759/
Sprond770/
Spront770/
Sprogienė751/
Sprason71280/
Spruogienė7141/
Spruzen7136/
Spragen7112/
Shprong712/
Spruson712/
Sprogin711/
Sproone710/
Sprount710/
Spracen710/
Sprauten6764/
Spran6740/
Spresson6719/
Sprom676/
Spratten674/
Sprottem672/
Spronova672/
Spraggen670/
Sproggin670/

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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
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  • 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 Sprosen
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