Le Prevost Surname
Approximately 579 people bear this surname
Le Prevost Surname User-submission:
Le Prevost is a French surname, a variant of Prevost (the provost, a public official or mayor). It is prefixed with the le particle, meaning 'the'. This surname is mainly found in Guernsey and France.
Le Prevost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 279 | 1:231 | 9 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 80 | 1:408 | 67 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Le Prévost (9) are calculated separately.
Le Prevost Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Le Prevost is a French surname, a variant of Prevost (the provost, a public official or mayor). It is prefixed with the le particle, meaning 'the'. This surname is mainly found in Guernsey and France.
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Average Le Prevost Salary in
England
£23,701
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Le Prevost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Le Prevost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Le Prevost has its highest incidence in Guernsey. It may also be rendered as a variant: Le Prévost. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Le Prevost? popularity and diffusion
Le Prevost is the 551,387th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Le Prevost reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Le Prevost is most prevalent in Guernsey, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 231. Barring Guernsey this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 37 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Le Prevost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Le Prevost has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Le Prevost surname increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Prévost | 97 | 9 | / |
| Leprevost | 95 | 1,706 | / |
| Le Prevot | 95 | 1 | / |
| Le Provost | 90 | 1,810 | / |
| Le-Prevost | 90 | 3 | / |
| Leprevosti | 90 | 2 | / |
| Le Privost | 90 | 0 | / |
| Leprovost | 84 | 1,274 | / |
| Leprévost | 84 | 16 | / |
| Le Prévot | 84 | 1 | / |
| Le-Provost | 80 | 2 | / |
| Le-Prévost | 80 | 1 | / |
| La Prevotte | 76 | 4 | / |
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Le Prevost Reference & Research
Provost DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Provost FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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