Provencher Surname

44,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,5561:4,876697
United States4,0891:88,6429,987
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

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.

- hansolo15

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.

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