Provencher Surname
Approximately 11,716 people bear this surname
Provencher Surname User-submission:
(French) Perhaps derived from Provenchère, a habitational name from either of two places so called in Doubs and Haute-Saône; or from places called Provenchères in Orne, Aveyron, Vosges, and Haute-Marne.
Provencher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7,556 | 1:4,876 | 697 |
| United States | 4,089 | 1:88,642 | 9,987 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
Provencher Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(French) Perhaps derived from Provenchère, a habitational name from either of two places so called in Doubs and Haute-Saône; or from places called Provenchères in Orne, Aveyron, Vosges, and Haute-Marne.
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Provencher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Provencher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Provencher is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Provencher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,322nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 622,017 people. The surname Provencher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Provencher live; 99 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Gallo-North America.
Provencher is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 7,556 people, or 1 in 4,876. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 91 percent live, Ontario, where 4 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Luxembourg, where 0 percent live.
Provencher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Provencher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Provencher surname expanded 4,215 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Provencher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Provencher are 7.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Provencher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning $41,279 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provenchere | 95 | 156 | / |
| Provenche | 95 | 22 | / |
| Proventcher | 95 | 2 | / |
| Provencer | 95 | 2 | / |
| Provenchier | 95 | 1 | / |
| Provencheer | 95 | 1 | / |
| Provenceher | 95 | 1 | / |
| Provancher | 90 | 194 | / |
| Provensher | 90 | 3 | / |
| Provoncher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Probencher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provemcher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provenches | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provenchey | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provenchez | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provincher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Prevencher | 90 | 1 | / |
| Provencier | 90 | 0 | / |
| Provenchie | 90 | 0 | / |
| Provence | 89 | 2,599 | / |
| Provenchère | 86 | 12 | / |
| Provience | 84 | 60 | / |
| Provencha | 84 | 2 | / |
| Provincesr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prevancher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Provinchie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Province | 78 | 2,752 | / |
| Provenci | 78 | 347 | / |
| Provense | 78 | 24 | / |
| Provenze | 78 | 8 | / |
| Pravence | 78 | 0 | / |
| Prouvensier | 76 | 40 | / |
| Provinschie | 76 | 0 | / |
| Provensse | 74 | 10 | / |
| Provinger | 74 | 1 | / |
| Provienci | 74 | 1 | / |
| Provensha | 74 | 0 | / |
| Provenza | 67 | 2,739 | / |
| Provenzi | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Provensi | 67 | 938 | / |
| Prowense | 67 | 8 | / |
| Provensa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Provença | 67 | 2 | / |
| Provengi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Provinci | 67 | 1 | / |
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