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 last name Prov (Russian: Пров) is found most frequently in Taiwan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Prov is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Prov live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Prov is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 68 people.

Prov is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne 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 last name occurs 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
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