Preveau Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Preveau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti801:133,5495,901
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France181:3,690,151224,666
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Préveau (1) are calculated separately.

Preveau Last Name Facts

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

Preveau is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Préveau. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preveau? popularity and diffusion

Preveau is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Preveau is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Preveau are found; 66 percent are found in Caribbean and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequent in Haiti, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 133,549. In Haiti Preveau is most frequent in: Ouest, where 95 percent live and Artibonite, where 5 percent live. Excluding Haiti this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Preveau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preveau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Preveau last name increased 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preveau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preveau last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Preveau earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préveau951/
Preveaux93111/
Preveu921/
Prevaud86157/
Prevaux8625/
Prevaut8623/
Prevaus861/
Perveau861/
Praveau860/
Preva8375/
Prevault80259/
Perveaux8013/
Préveaux803/
Proveauy801/
Prieva77176/
Prevas77146/
Proeva77106/
Prevou7760/
Prevaz7710/
Prevat779/
Praeva775/
Preeva774/
Presva772/
Prevatt712,086/
Prevaas7133/
Prevash7128/
Pervauz7113/
Prevast714/
Preewad712/
Preewat711/
Prévaux711/
Prévaut711/
Prevoux711/
Presvah711/
Prevahe711/
Preebha711/
Perbeau711/
Privaux710/
Prevo671,521/
Pirva67723/
Prava67679/
Perva67580/
Priva67345/
Pîrva67158/
Prewa6760/
Preba6721/
Prévault675/
Pyrva674/
Privault673/
Prevoust672/
Pervault670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preveau
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