Provenzano Surname

30,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Provenzano Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Provence, an historical region of France.

Provenzano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,6221:7,093953
United States5,1441:70,4628,175
Argentina1,1031:38,7523,255
France7241:91,74413,234
Brazil6641:322,40112,415
Canada5691:64,7557,541
Belgium3141:36,6145,974
Switzerland1561:52,6476,881
England1071:520,73032,731
Germany871:925,35065,249
Venezuela711:425,4108,610
Australia351:771,30649,759
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Provenzano (132) may also be a first name.

Provenzano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Provence, an historical region of France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Provenzano Last Name Facts

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

Provenzano (Russian: Провензано) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Provenzano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,168th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 411,307 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Provenzano live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 807,735th most common first name at a global level It is held by 132 people.

Provenzano is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 8,622 people, or 1 in 7,093. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 45 percent are found, Calabria, where 22 percent are found and Apulia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Provenzano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Provenzano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Provenzano surname grew 85,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Provenzano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Provenzano surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.91% registered with the party.

The amount Provenzano earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning €27,366 per year; in United States they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $50,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Provenzano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Provenzano in the Russian language
Провензаноprovenzano-

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