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 surname Prevo (Russian: Прево) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,654th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,791,286 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Prevo reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Prevo is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 81 people.

The surname Prevo is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,220 people, or 1 in 297,097. In The United States Prevo is mostly found in: Michigan, where 23 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Prevo is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Prevo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prevo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prevo surname expanded 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prevo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prevo last name are 2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.23% 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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