Provence Surname

166,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Provence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Provence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7121:211,71720,690
France5061:131,27020,058
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Curaçao471:3,34674
Mauritius431:30,0795,976
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Aruba231:4,499638
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England71:7,959,723202,100
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Provence (313) may also be a first name.

Provence Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provence is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Provence? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,519th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,803,981 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Provence reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 496,565th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 313 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,712 people, or 1 in 211,717. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Provence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Provence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Provence surname increased 967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Provence Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Provence last name are 20.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.85% registered with the party.

The amount Provence earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.76% less than the national average, earning R 55,236 per year and in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,711 USD per year.

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Provence Reference & Research

Province FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Province FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Provence
  • 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