Prot is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prot
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning: Quite common in Indre (also 89, 87), this may be a contraction of Perrot, short for Pierre, but it can also be a variant of Prost (qv). Alternatively, the personal name Prote (Latin Protus), popularized by a holy martyr in the fourth century.

How popular is Prot?

Prot is common in France.

Prot is ranked 105542 on our list.

Prot is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 3918 people have been found who wears Prot as their family name. Prot is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
179,761 Australia6
1,014,159 India4
34,572 Israel2
23,344 Austria2
95,312 Argentina2
16,640 Hong Kong1
90,903 Moldova1
31,584 Peru1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
107,212 South Africa1
28,746 Algeria1
19,810 Croatia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,847 Albania1
31,207 Ireland1
3,586 Honduras1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
42,479 Greece1
172,258 Germany1
2,309 Monaco1
2,232 French Polynesia1
47,891 Norway1
29,595 Iran1
11,923 Slovenia1
29,774 Venezuela1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
94,027 England32
36,125 Belarus31
103,933 Canada25
520,085 United States23
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
52,530 Belgium22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
77,724 Ukraine58
39,248 Netherlands53
Countries with hundreds of Prot:
20,596 Poland286
64,283 Russia207
42,475 Italy190
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Prot:
2,810 France2,694
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Comments

D
Dayle Trumble
prot is a name Franche-Comté, Lyon and Burgundy fairly frequent, regional form of provost, provost, former nickname designating one who was responsible for administering justice in the first instance to commoners.

Prot Namesakes

  • Yakov Protazanov, Film director
  • Aldo Protti, Singer
  • Alen Protega, Soccer player
  • Anita Protti, Olympic athlete
  • Alkistis Protopsalti, Singer
  • Rue Protzer, Composer
  • Brian Protheroe, Musician
  • Dragoș Protopopescu, Writer
  • Guy Protheroe, Conductor
  • Crystaline Joi Prothro, Author

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