Le Prevost Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guernsey
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey2791:2319
France2131:311,84447,518
England561:994,96549,531
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malta11:430,2723,380
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey801:40867
Jersey131:3,991684
England21:12,187,685173,419

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Prévost979/
Leprevost951,706/
Le Prevot951/
Le Provost901,810/
Le-Prevost903/
Leprevosti902/
Le Privost900/
Leprovost841,274/
Leprévost8416/
Le Prévot841/
Le-Provost802/
Le-Prévost801/
La Prevotte764/

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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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