Prenovost Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Prenovost Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

Prenovost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada791:466,40040,200
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Prénovost (7) are calculated separately.

Prenovost Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

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Prenovost Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Prenovost Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Prenovost is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Prénovost. For other possible spellings of Prenovost click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prenovost? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prenovost is the 990,978th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Prenovost live; 99 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent live, Arizona, where 30 percent live and Washington, where 22 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Prenovost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prenovost surname are 22.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prenovost earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $40,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,713 CAD per year.

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