Prevóst Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Prevóst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prevóst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

The alternate forms: Prevost (34,865), Prévost (1,010) & Prèvost (1) are calculated separately.

Prevóst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prevóst is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Prevost, Prévost or Prèvost. For other potential spellings of Prevóst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prevóst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Prevóst are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside.

Prevóst Last Name Statistics demography

Prevóst earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning R 266,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prevost9534,865/
Prévost901,010/
Prèvost901/
Prevast864/
Prevust862/
Preuvost8076/
Prevosth8011/
Prevoost8010/
Presvost805/
Prevoste803/
Prevo'st802/
Prevoust802/
Prevoist801/
Prevosts801/
Prevot7711,805/
Prevos77163/
Prevas77146/
Prevat779/
Prevôt772/
Provost7133,215/
Prevatt712,086/
Preuvot71396/
Prevots71164/
Prevote71138/
Prevate7166/
Prevaas7133/
Prevott7132/
Prebost7131/
Prevash7128/
Prevaut7123/
Presvot7112/
Prevoit7111/
Prevosp718/
Provast714/
Pervost714/
Prevose713/
Prevois713/
Privost711/
Pprevot711/
Prevotz711/
Prevosz711/
Preveus711/
Prevaus711/
Pravost711/
Prevozt711/
Prevosj711/
Pravast710/
Provoost673,209/
Prevatte671,580/
Prevo671,521/
Prevault67259/
Preva6775/
Preboste6748/
Presvots6713/
Preboist674/
Provoust673/
Pravoost671/
Privoost671/
Prevotte671/
Provosst670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prevóst
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