Prov Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Cuba

Prov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Prov (68) may also be a first name.

Prov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prov (Russian: Пров) is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Prov occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Prov reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Prov is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 68 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Taipei City, where 100 percent reside. Besides Taiwan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 25 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prova8917,812/
Proev8979/
Provt8915/
Proov894/
Prgov892/
Proiv891/
Hprov891/
Provs891/
Prgova8011/
Prochv801/
Protvs801/
Prop751,627/
Prow751,178/
Prav75321/
Prev75279/
Prof75188/
Prob7511/
Pravova7367/
Propova7317/
Provova739/
Probova735/
Profova733/
Propp673,494/
Proft671,728/
Proff67776/
Profe67579/
Props67114/
Propf6787/
Proof6754/
Pravs6746/
Prope6732/
Profs6728/
Probs6717/
Preev6714/
Propš6714/
Praev679/
Prowa675/
Proup674/
Prosp674/
Proop673/
Prosf672/
Pravz672/
Prohp672/
Prouf672/
Proip671/
Proffová671/
Prouw671/
Proub671/
Prāvs671/
Vprof671/
Phrof671/
Propt671/
Prrof671/
Pravt671/
Probt670/
Prowz670/
Prrow670/
Probp670/
Prowt670/

Prov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prov in the Russian language
Провprov-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prov
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis