Provast Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Provast Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Provost [Old English práfost; Latin prœposit-us, a commander]

Provast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Provast (4) may also be a first name.

Provast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Provost [Old English práfost; Latin prœposit-us, a commander]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Provast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provast is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Provast? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Provast occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Provast live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Provast is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Provast is most frequent in: California, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 25 percent live and New Mexico, where 25 percent live.

Provast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Provast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Provast last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Provast Last Name Statistics demography

Provast earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Provat92817/
Provas9232/
Provost8633,215/
Provest86134/
Provaas8646/
Provase8620/
Prouvat8620/
Provate8610/
Provath869/
Prouvas865/
Prevast864/
Probast863/
Provash862/
Provais861/
Provaus861/
Pravast860/
Provats860/
Prova8317,812/
Provoost803,209/
Provoste803,062/
Prouvost801,139/
Provault8063/
Provoust803/
Proveaus802/
Pravasts802/
Provatte801/
Proveaut801/
Pravaste801/
Proovost801/
Provasse801/
Probeast800/
Provosst800/
Provot771,392/
Pravat77334/
Provaz7771/
Provos7768/
Provau7760/
Provax7758/
Pravas7749/
Provad7728/
Probat7717/
Prgova7711/
Provôt775/
Proiva771/
Probas771/
Prouva771/
Provah771/
Provás771/
Prowat770/
Prowas770/
Proova770/
Provatova751/
Prevost7134,865/
Prévost711,010/
Prouvot71130/
Provaux71115/
Probost7195/
Provots7164/
Prouvay7151/
Pravash7122/
Pravate7113/
Provose718/
Proveys717/
Proveax717/
Provosp715/
Pravatt715/
Prevóst715/
Probash714/
Provoit713/
Probhat712/
Pravath712/
Probaus712/
Probhas711/
Praavat711/
Pravais711/
Pravhas711/
Pravhat711/
Provosh711/
Pravost711/
Prevest711/
Prouvos711/
Provaud711/
Proveis711/
Provoth711/
Prèvost711/
Prowest711/
Proveus710/
Proboste671,411/
Provo67693/
Prava67679/
Proba67556/
Preuvost6776/
Provaggi6719/
Prevosth6711/
Prevoost6710/
Prowa675/
Proveaue674/
Pravaish673/
Prasvate672/
Praswath672/
Prevoust672/
Prevo'st672/
Prevoist671/
Praswate671/
Probhatt671/
Proveauy671/
Prauvost671/
Pravoost671/
Proboszt671/
Prouvoot671/
Prahavat671/
Pravatte671/

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