Prosper is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prosper
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Her name is entered in the Haute-Garonne and Calvados, and in the Overseas Departments. It is a Christian name which corresponds to the Latin Prosper, itself formed on "Prosperus" (= happy). It was particularly popularized by the fifth century theologian born in Aquitaine. Varientes: Prosperous (59) Prospert (36). Composition: Prosper said Guiot (14), Prosper-Paul (14), Prosper-Sylvestre (972). Italian forms: Prospero, Prosperi. Diminutives: Prospérin (972) Prospérine (974) Prosperini (Corsica, Lazio).

How popular is Prosper?

Prosper is common in Tanzania.

Prosper is ranked 47153 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Prospers grew by 19.43463 per cent to 1352 since 2000 and ranked 19878 after elevating 1632 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 62.94 55.57
White 22.04 27.39
Hispanic or Latino 11.46 11.84
Others 2.96 4.51
Prosper is quite popular family name mostly used in Tanzania while Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 10159 people have been found who wears Prosper as their family name. Prosper have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
340 Turks and Caicos Islands9
40,064 Nigeria2
174,544 Czech Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
519 Grenada29
4,313 Guyana17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,174 Trinidad and Tobago75
Countries with hundreds of Prosper:
9,329 Spain407
12,111 Canada318
Countries with thousands of Prosper:
557 Tanzania9,291

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Brignotie-M. Prosper was 37 years old when he migrated to New York on November 16, 1885. He lived in Italy where he worked as merchant and took La Normandie from Havre.

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Bess Segura
prosper is a Christian name and patronymic infrequent, represents the Latin name prosper, derived from the adjective happy Prosperus, mystical nickname evoking the spiritual joy of the Christian.

Prosper Namesakes

  • Peter Prosper, Soccer player
  • Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante, Statesman
  • D Prosper, Musical Artist
  • Peter Prosper, Soccer player
  • Erik Prosperin, Astronomer
  • Coralie Prosper, Film director
  • Cristine Prosperi, Actress
  • D Prosper, Musical Artist
  • Cristine Prosperi, Actress
  • Frederico Prosperi, Film director

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