Provençal Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Provençal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Provençal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada881:418,70036,754
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Provencal (4,524) are calculated separately.

Provençal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provençal is found most in Canada. It may occur as: Provencal. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Provençal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Provençal live; 87 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 418,700. In Canada Provençal is mostly found in: Quebec, where 95 percent live, Alberta, where 2 percent live and Ontario, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Provençal exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Provençal
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