Provence Surname
Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname
Provence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,712 | 1:211,717 | 20,690 |
| France | 506 | 1:131,270 | 20,058 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Curaçao | 47 | 1:3,346 | 74 |
| Mauritius | 43 | 1:30,079 | 5,976 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 177 | 1:283,721 | 22,815 |
Provence (313) may also be a first name.
Provence Demographics
Average Male Provence Height
175.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Provence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Provence Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Provence is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Provence? popularity and diffusion
The last name Provence is the 166,519th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,803,981 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Provence live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Provence is also the 496,565th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 313 people.
Provence is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,712 people, or 1 in 211,717. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Provence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Provence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Provence last name grew 967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Provence Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Provence surname are 20.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.85% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provience | 94 | 60 | / |
| Provenche | 94 | 22 | / |
| Provencer | 94 | 2 | / |
| Provencher | 89 | 11,716 | / |
| Provenchez | 89 | 1 | / |
| Provenchey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Provenches | 89 | 1 | / |
| Provencier | 89 | 0 | / |
| Province | 88 | 2,752 | / |
| Provenci | 88 | 347 | / |
| Provenca | 88 | 29 | / |
| Provense | 88 | 24 | / |
| Provenze | 88 | 8 | / |
| Pravence | 88 | 0 | / |
| Proventcher | 84 | 2 | / |
| Provencheer | 84 | 1 | / |
| Provenceher | 84 | 1 | / |
| Provensse | 82 | 10 | / |
| Provincie | 82 | 3 | / |
| Provencci | 82 | 1 | / |
| Provienci | 82 | 1 | / |
| Provens | 80 | 303 | / |
| Provenz | 80 | 17 | / |
| Provensher | 78 | 3 | / |
| Provincher | 78 | 1 | / |
| Provincesr | 78 | 1 | / |
| Provemcher | 78 | 1 | / |
| Provenza | 75 | 2,739 | / |
| Provenzi | 75 | 1,480 | / |
| Provensi | 75 | 938 | / |
| Prowense | 75 | 8 | / |
| Provensa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Provença | 75 | 2 | / |
| Provinci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pravenca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Provengi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prouvensier | 74 | 40 | / |
| Provenzza | 71 | 33 | / |
| Provenzzi | 71 | 29 | / |
| Provenssi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Praveencj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Provensha | 71 | 0 | / |
| Provins | 67 | 949 | / |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis