Prokop is used as a family name or surname in Slovakia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prokop
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Slovakia
Meaning: Common in many Slavic countries, it is a personal name of Greek origin, Prokopios (= the one who goes ahead), popularized by a martyr under Diocletian, but especially by the patron saint of Bohemia, who founded Abbey Sazaba in Prague in the eleventh century. German variant: Prokopf. Russian diminutive: Prokofiev.

How popular is Prokop?

Prokop is common in Slovakia.

Prokop is ranked 19580 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Prokop bearers increased by 0.0331785 per cent in 2010 US census to 3015 since 2000, the surname slipped by 742 spots and ranked at 10620. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.99 97.08
Hispanic or Latino 1.89 1.56
Others 1.19 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.4
Prokop is quite popular family name mostly used in Poland while Czech Republic is ahead in terms of density. Around 26583 people have been found who wears Prokop as their family name. Prokop is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,103 Cyprus2
21,529 Singapore2
24,766 Scotland2
28,083 Romania2
1,143 French Polynesia2
20,595 China2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,198 Maldives1
50,549 Georgia1
353 Cook Islands1
107,212 South Africa1
7,292 Vietnam1
9,498 Iceland1
3,307 Malta1
56,169 Mexico1
480 Micronesia1
2,309 Monaco1
2,724 New Caledonia1
11,510 Oman1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
11,923 Slovenia1
49,529 Israel1
53,505 Turkey1
11,486 Estonia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
24,460 Armenia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,896 Serbia41
56,036 Kazakhstan38
36,547 Switzerland27
9,692 Ireland27
23,443 Norway26
62,494 Netherlands22
42,407 Sweden22
52,530 Belgium22
23,914 Denmark20
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,068 Lithuania90
67,110 Italy90
6,908 Moldova80
66,582 Argentina60
38,900 Spain56
Countries with hundreds of Prokop:
992 Austria864
23,840 Russia684
2,280 Hungary556
7,585 Canada549
37,583 Brazil302
45,235 France220
7,616 Belarus203
26,179 England183
16,998 Australia154
6,954 Croatia117
3,374 Latvia102
Countries with thousands of Prokop:
419 Poland9,261
206 Czech Republic4,219
9,707 United States3,776
3,946 Germany2,253
4,350 Ukraine1,323
400 Slovakia1,150
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Prokop Namesakes

    Gert Prokop, German writer of science fiction, juvenile literature and detective novels
  • Adolf Prokop, Referee
  • Jerzy Prokopiuk, Philosopher
  • Aleksandar Prokopiev, Writer
  • Alena Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Alina Prokopeva, Runner
  • Alena Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Anastasia Prokopenko, Player
  • Anastasiya Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Angelos Prokopiou, Screenwriter
  • Angelos Prokopiou, Author

Prokop Namesakes

    Gert Prokop, German writer of science fiction, juvenile literature and detective novels
  • Adolf Prokop, Referee
  • Jerzy Prokopiuk, Philosopher
  • Aleksandar Prokopiev, Writer
  • Alena Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Alina Prokopeva, Runner
  • Alena Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Anastasia Prokopenko, Player
  • Anastasiya Prokopenko, Olympic athlete
  • Angelos Prokopiou, Screenwriter
  • Angelos Prokopiou, Author

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