Prevault Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Prevault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prevault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2551:260,48140,169
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Prévault (5) are calculated separately.

Prevault Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prevault is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Prévault. Click here for other potential spellings of Prevault.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevault? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Prevault are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 260,481. In France it is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 28 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent are found. Besides France Prevault is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prévault965/
Prevaut9323/
Prevalt934/
Provault8863/
Privault883/
Prevaltt883/
Prevalte883/
Pervault880/
Preval864,647/
Prevat869/
Prevut862/
Prevautel8231/
Perrvault821/
Prevalldt821/
Prevatt802,086/
Prevaud80157/
Preveau80122/
Prevail8045/
Prevaux8025/
Provalt8011/
Prevolt805/
Prevast804/
Prevust802/
Prevale802/
Preyval801/
Prévaut801/
Prevaus801/
Presval801/
Prevall801/
Preveal801/
Preva7775/
Preveaux75111/
Prevatil7512/
Prevalle753/
Prevoust752/
Prevolte751/
Previyal751/
Prevatel751/
Prevot7111,805/
Privat717,436/
Prival71354/
Prieva71176/
Pryval71154/
Prevas71146/
Prevou7160/
Prebul7140/
Prevaj7124/
Prewal7114/
Préval7111/
Prevaz7110/
Prevalova717/
Prevol714/
Prevay714/
Prevea714/
Preeva714/
Prebal713/
Prevôt712/
Presva712/
Prevai711/
Preveu711/
Prévautel711/
Prevae710/
Prevost6734,865/
Prevots67164/
Privatt67118/
Prevaiz6734/
Prevaas6733/
Prevott6732/
Prevash6728/
Privolt6715/
Pribalt6714/
Prajval6713/
Presvot6712/
Prevoit6711/
Prevóst675/
Privaat672/
Privale672/
Prevahe671/
Preiwal671/
Preewat671/
Pprevot671/
Preabhu671/
Perualt671/
Presvah671/
Preveus671/
Prevotz671/
Prevoux671/
Prevozt671/
Prevuch671/
Prewald671/
Provald671/
Prévaux671/
Préveau671/
Prebeal670/
Privaux670/
Privait670/
Prewatt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prevault
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