Prevot Surname
Approximately 11,805 people bear this surname
Prevot Surname Definition:
(English, French) A commander, the chief magistrate.
Prevot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,166 | 1:7,247 | 627 |
| Belgium | 669 | 1:17,185 | 2,636 |
| Haiti | 625 | 1:17,094 | 1,518 |
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| Cuba | 140 | 1:82,305 | 2,723 |
| Brazil | 111 | 1:1,928,598 | 61,665 |
| New Caledonia | 99 | 1:2,790 | 365 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
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.
Alan, Alvere, Bartholomew, &c. Prepositus, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Many of the name in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Prevot Demographics
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Prevot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prevot Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prevot occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Prévot, Prevôt or Prévôt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prevot? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,017th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 617,327 people. The last name Prevot occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Prevot reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Prevot is also the 980,251st most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.
This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 9,166 people, or 1 in 7,247. In France Prevot is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 18 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Haiti, where 5 percent are found.
Prevot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Prevot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prevot last name rose 739 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 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 Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being 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.
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