The Prata surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 497 people carried this name — #43,438 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 9% from 457 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 156 people named Prata live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Prata live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 77 people named Prata.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Prata,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francesco Prata 1485–1600 · painter -
Joaquim Prata 1882–1953 · actor -
Joaquim Prata 1882–1953 · actor
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Alaor Prata 1882–1964 · politician -
Ranulpho Prata 1896–1942 · writer -
Flavio Prata d. 2020 · coach
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Prata.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Prata is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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