Prouveur Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Prouveur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prouveur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8921:74,46510,421
Belgium511:225,42428,627
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prouveur Last Name Facts

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

Prouveur is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prouveur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 370,969th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Prouveur are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 74,465. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found and Grand Est, where 5 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proveur9353/
Prouver931/
Prouvier8859/
Prover8698/
Pruver860/
Provier8033/
Proover8016/
Provert802/
Proveyr801/
Proiver800/
Provear800/
Proever800/
Provere800/
Proveyer7562/
Proveyor7539/
Provaurd750/
Prober71422/
Praver71167/
Prower7187/
Pruwer7128/
Provar7119/
Proveyard7115/
Prüver7110/
Provor717/
Prouvaire712/
Proverova712/
Pruber710/
Proisvert710/
Provart67124/
Provard67101/
Praveer6751/
Pravert6720/
Priever6717/
Probier6712/
Prahuer676/
Phrower675/
Proburt673/
Provirt672/
Preever672/
Prompur671/
Preuber671/
Provord671/
Pruewer671/
Prumpur671/
Prohber671/
Provosr671/
Prubear671/
Preiver670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prouveur
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