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
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.
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