Prevot Surname

44,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Prevot Surname Definition:

(English, French) A commander, the chief magistrate.

Prevot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,1661:7,247627
Belgium6691:17,1852,636
Haiti6251:17,0941,518
United States5691:637,01051,261
Cuba1401:82,3052,723
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
New Caledonia991:2,790365
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Chile451:391,47710,650
Canada431:856,87466,382
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Finland61:916,11741,832
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Djibouti41:228,733966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey21:25,9413,069
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Prévot (445), Prevôt (2) & Prévôt (65) are calculated separately.

Prevot (94) may also be a first name.

Prevot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, French) A commander, the chief magistrate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Alan, Alvere, Bartholomew, &c. Prepositus, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Many of the name in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Prevot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prevot is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Prévot, Prevôt or Prévôt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,017th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 617,327 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Prevot reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 980,251st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 9,166 people, or 1 in 7,247. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 18 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and Haiti, where 5 percent reside.

Prevot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prevot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 739 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prevot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prevot last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prevot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.78% more than the national average, earning R 479,496 per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $45,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prévot94445/
Prevôt942/
Prevost9234,865/
Preuvot92396/
Prevots92164/
Prevote92138/
Prevott9232/
Presvot9212/
Prevoit9211/
Prevotz921/
Prevozt921/
Pprevot921/
Prevo911,521/
Prévôt8965/
Presvots8613/
Prevosth8611/
Prevoost8610/
Presvost865/
Prevoste863/
Prevoust862/
Prevo'st862/
Prevoist861/
Prevosts861/
Prevotte861/
Provot831,392/
Prevoo83720/
Prevos83163/
Prebot83142/
Prievo8360/
Prevou8360/
Privot8349/
Prevoz8317/
Prevat839/
Prevod834/
Pervot831/
Presvo831/
Preavo830/
Prevatt772,086/
Prévost771,010/
Privott77748/
Presbot77217/
Prevate7766/
Prebost7731/
Prevaut7723/
Prebots7722/
Preboth7715/
Pervoot7710/
Prévots779/
Prevosp778/
Prevóst775/
Pervost774/
Prevast774/
Prevois773/
Provoit773/
Prevosj771/
Prievoy771/
Privost771/
Preboit771/
Prevosz771/
Prevoux771/
Provoth771/
Prèvost771/
Prévoit771/
Prévoot771/
Prebo73178/
Privo7387/
Prewo7386/
Preva7375/
Prevatte711,580/
Premphot71270/
Prevault71259/
Preboste7148/
Presbott718/
Preboist714/
Preiboth711/
Privoost711/
Prempoot711/
Privat677,436/
Provat67817/
Pyrbot67646/
Pravat67334/
Prieva67176/
Prevas67146/
Provod6792/
Preboy6752/
Privoi6749/
Privou6738/
Pirwot6720/
Pribot6713/
Prevaz6710/
Preboč677/
Preboj676/
Prybot675/
Provôt675/
Preeva674/
Prebou674/
Privát674/
Prévoo673/
Presva672/
Preuveaut672/
Privoo672/
Prawot672/
Presboutt671/
Prewat671/
Preibo671/
Perbot671/
Prebat671/
Preveu671/
Prébot671/
Prévos671/
Pervat670/
Prowat670/
Peruot670/

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