Pronovost Surname

127,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pronovost Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

Pronovost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,8951:12,7271,877
United States6531:555,06745,817
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Pronovost Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

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Pronovost Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pronovost has its highest incidence in Canada. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pronovost? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,586th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,049,943 people. The surname Pronovost occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pronovost live; 100 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The surname Pronovost is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 2,895 people, or 1 in 12,727. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 90 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Canada this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Costa Rica, where 0 percent live.

Pronovost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pronovost last name are 0.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pronovost earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $40,751 CAD per year.

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