Profeta is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Profeta
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: It is in Sicily that the name is the most common, but it is also found in other Italian regions (Lazio, Abruzzo, Lombardy). It corresponds to the French "prophet" with a meaning that is not very clear (perhaps a soothsayer, attested meaning in the Middle Ages). Corsican forms Profeti, Profetti. The Prophet surname exist in France: it is focused in the Allier, is also found in the North (Varientes: Prophette, Prophet). Alsatian or German form: Prophet.

How popular is Profeta?

Profeta is common in United States.

Profeta is ranked 38146 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Profetas grew by 5.947441 per cent to 766 since 2000 and ranked 30477 after elevating 6 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.59 83.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 9.66 8.71
Hispanic or Latino 9.4 5.26
Others 2.09 1.94
Profeta is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Italy is ahead in terms of density. Around 12884 people have been found who wears Profeta as their family name. Profeta is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
78,633 Czech Republic9
615,517 Russia6
11,532 Croatia3
41,879 Turkey2
14,521 Portugal2
24,269 Peru2
6,266 Luxembourg2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
20,595 China2
23,344 Austria2
49,101 Denmark1
6,149 Ethiopia1
42,479 Greece1
5,467 Haiti1
19,533 Uruguay1
5,924 Paraguay1
29,046 Japan1
13,447 Uganda1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
11,923 Slovenia1
38,830 Morocco1
2,613 The Bahamas1
2,309 Monaco1
30,360 Thailand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
68,343 Spain23
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,493 Canada62
Countries with hundreds of Profeta:
9,850 Argentina552
5,541 Venezuela301
45,235 France220
21,011 Mexico157
12,863 Belgium141
71,225 Germany134
8,698 Colombia122
10,773 Switzerland108
10,102 Israel106
Countries with thousands of Profeta:
2,532 Brazil5,740
4,641 Italy2,273
8,071 Philippines1,804
29,493 United States1,010
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

22 years old mason Angelo Profeta who was residing in Termini, Italy migrated to Allegheny-Pa on September 20, 1900 by Kaiser Wilhelm Ii put out from Genoa. Angelo Profeta, aged 37, 40 years old Angelo Profeta, Annina Profeta (5) Farmer, 30 years old Carmelo Profeta, Carmelo Profeta, aged 48, Cesidio Profeta (26) Laborer, Francesca Profeta, aged 11, Francesca Profeta, aged 5 months old, and 17 other Profeta around 38.46% of whom were laborer while others worked as country man and domestic migrated to US from Naples, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

Profeta Namesakes

  • Luca Profeta, Soccer player
  • Ottavio Profeta, Poet
  • Plinio Profeta, Film Score Composer
  • Luca Profeta, Soccer player
  • Ottavio Profeta, Poet

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