Previl Surname

98,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Previl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Previl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti4,3691:2,445357
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Prévil (3) are calculated separately.

Previl (196) may also be a first name.

Previl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Previl is found most frequently in Haiti. It can also be found as a variant: Prévil. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Previl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,297th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,510,685 people. Previl is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Previl live; 94 percent live in Caribbean and 91 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 648,004th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 196 people.

The last name is most common in Haiti, where it is carried by 4,369 people, or 1 in 2,445. In Haiti it is most prevalent in: Centre, where 40 percent reside, Nord, where 23 percent reside and Ouest, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Haiti it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

Previl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Previl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Previl last name grew 21,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Previl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Previl surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Previl earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $42,695 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prévil943/
Prevail9245/
Previll9236/
Previle9214/
Preville861,355/
Previtel861/
Prevel831,487/
Pervil83341/
Pravil8372/
Provil8314/
Privil835/
Presville803/
Piervil7790/
Pervail7710/
Prevele777/
Prevell772/
Pervilh772/
Priviol771/
Phervil771/
Preveal771/
Pervill771/
Perveil770/
Proveil770/
Pressville750/
Prevelle71104/
Perville7131/
Préville7130/
Prebuild711/
Prebitel710/
Pervaile710/
Prowel67115/
Prawel6783/
Pravel6777/
Pervel6751/
Privel6745/
Provel6734/
Pirvel6720/
Prével6712/
Privyl673/
Poirville672/
Pherville671/
Pervilova671/

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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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  • 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 Previl
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