Prevel Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Prevel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prevel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3391:49,6066,475
Guernsey511:1,264261
United States441:8,237,703362,142
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Prével (12) are calculated separately.

Prevel (13) may also be a first name.

Prevel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prevel occurs most in France. It can appear in the variant forms: Prével. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,444th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Prevel are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The last name Prevel is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 1,339 people, or 1 in 49,606. In France Prevel is most common in: Normandy, where 48 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside. Excluding France this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Guernsey, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Prevel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prevel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prevel last name increased 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prevel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prevel are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Prevel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prével9412/
Prevele927/
Prevell922/
Preveal921/
Prevelle86104/
Previtel861/
Previl834,824/
Pravel8377/
Pervel8351/
Privel8345/
Provel8334/
Pirvel8320/
Prevail7745/
Previll7736/
Provell7716/
Previle7714/
Pervell7710/
Privell771/
Prebele771/
Prajvel771/
Provehl771/
Privelt770/
Perveil770/
Proveil770/
Prebeal770/
Preville711,355/
Privelle712/
Prebitel710/
Pervil67341/
Prowel67115/
Prawel6783/
Pravil6772/
Provil6714/
Privil675/
Prévil673/
Presville673/
Privyl673/
Privelova673/

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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 Prevel
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