Prouvoyeur Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Prouvoyeur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prouvoyeur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Prouvoyeur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prouvoyeur is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prouvoyeur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Prouvoyeur occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Prouvoyeur live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France Prouvoyeur is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 58 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent live. Excluding France Prouvoyeur is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 11 percent live and Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Provoyeur95108/
Pourvoyeur9011/
Prouveur89968/
Provoyear841/
Proveur8253/
Prouver821/
Pourveur78129/
Proveyer7862/
Pourvour782/
Prover7598/
Provor757/
Pruver750/
Pourvouri741/
Provera711,676/
Provora7179/
Purveur7178/
Brouver7134/
Proover7116/
Proofer713/
Proverá712/
Bruvyer711/
Provwer711/
Proveri711/
Parvyer711/
Proveyr711/
Provear710/
Perover710/
Proever710/
Proiver710/
Perveur710/
Provere710/
Proveyor6739/
Puruvera6722/
Parvoyar6720/
Porovera6710/
Profoehr679/
Peruvuru677/
Pourvoir676/
Paruvuri675/
Pourveer674/
Brouvver671/
Pourfour671/
Peruvuri671/
Provoroa671/
Pourover671/
Paruvera671/
Porovora671/
Bourvour671/
Prver670/

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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 Prouvoyeur
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