Prevo Surname

258,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Prevo Surname Definition:

Old French, a Provost.

Prevo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2201:297,09727,478
Netherlands2001:84,43614,055
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Prevo (81) may also be a first name.

Prevo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Old French, a Provost.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prevo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prevo (Russian: Прево) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,654th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,791,286 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Prevo are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 81 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 297,097. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, Alabama, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Prevo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prevo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prevo surname increased 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prevo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prevo surname are 2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.23% being registered with the party.

Prevo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $39,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prevot9111,805/
Prevoo91720/
Prevos91163/
Prievo9160/
Prevou9160/
Prevoz9117/
Prevod914/
Presvo911/
Preavo910/
Prevost8334,865/
Prevots83164/
Prevott8332/
Presvot8312/
Prevoit8311/
Prevosp838/
Prevois833/
Prevosj831/
Prievoy831/
Prevosz831/
Prevotz831/
Prevoux831/
Prevozt831/
Pprevot831/
Provo80693/
Prebo80178/
Pravo80129/
Privo8087/
Prewo8086/
Preva8075/
Pervo8023/
Presvots7713/
Prevosth7711/
Prevoost7710/
Presvost775/
Prevoust772/
Prevo'st772/
Prevoist771/
Prévot73445/
Pirvoi73213/
Pervoy73194/
Prieva73176/
Prevas73146/
Prebot73142/
Pervoi73125/
Proeva73106/
Pervou7374/
Preboy7352/
Privot7349/
Privoi7349/
Privou7338/
Provou7328/
Pervos7318/
Pravoy7315/
Prevaz7310/
Prevat739/
Preboč737/
Preboj736/
Praeva735/
Preeva734/
Provoo734/
Prebou734/
Pervoj734/
Prempo734/
Prévoo733/
Presva732/
Prevôt732/
Privoo732/
Pîrvoi732/
Provoj731/
Petrvo731/
Preibo731/
Pervot731/
Pervoz731/
Pravou731/
Prebos731/
Preveu731/
Prévos731/
Phravo731/
Priebo730/
Prevatt672,086/
Prévost671,010/
Privott67748/
Presbot67217/
Prevaud67157/
Preveau67122/
Prieboy67117/
Prebois6796/
Prevaas6733/
Prebost6731/
Prevash6728/
Prevaux6725/
Prevaut6723/
Prebots6722/
Prieboj6716/
Preboth6715/
Prempho6711/
Pervoot6710/
Prévots679/
Prevácz676/
Prevóst675/
Pervost674/
Prevast674/
Presbop671/
Prevahe671/
Prechwo671/
Privodd671/
Privost671/
Pervoux671/
Prempoh671/
Presvah671/
Preboit671/
Prevaus671/
Prèvost671/
Prévoit671/
Prévoot671/
Prempoo671/
Presboy670/

Prevo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prevo in the Russian language
Превоprevo-

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