Provest Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Provest Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the provost,' i.e. the prefect, the chief magistrate, or mayor of a town. Commonly entered as Prepositus in the Hundred Rolls. Old French provost, or prevost.

Walter le Provost, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Provest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia991:272,68424,601
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Provest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the provost,' i.e. the prefect, the chief magistrate, or mayor of a town. Commonly entered as Prepositus in the Hundred Rolls. Old French provost, or prevost.

Walter le Provost, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Prepositus, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Alan Prepositus, Norfolk, ibid.

Nicholas le Proust: Close Roll, 39 Henry III.

Geoffrey le Provost. Rolls of Parliament.

Robert fil. Provost. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

John le Preost, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1766. Married — Thomas Provis and Ann Robinson: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A corruption of Provost.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Provest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provest (Russian: Провест) occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Provest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Provest is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Provest live; 74 percent live in Australasia and 74 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 272,684. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 78 percent are found, Queensland, where 16 percent are found and Victoria, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Provest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Provest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Provest last name decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Provest Last Name Statistics demography

Provest earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Provet9245/
Proves928/
Provost8633,215/
Prosvet8669/
Provete8664/
Provett8643/
Provejs8624/
Probest8614/
Proveys867/
Provast864/
Provese864/
Provist861/
Provies861/
Provehs861/
Prevest861/
Proveis861/
Prowest861/
Proveus860/
Prove83312/
Prouvost801,139/
Provette8045/
Proviste807/
Prompest803/
Proviett802/
Proovost801/
Probeast800/
Provosst800/
Provis771,677/
Provei771,148/
Prouve77111/
Prover7798/
Pravet7791/
Provey7770/
Praves7765/
Proveh7733/
Provez7733/
Prowet7724/
Probet7721/
Proved779/
Provit775/
Provee772/
Proove772/
Probes771/
Provie771/
Prowes770/
Proivette751/
Prevost7134,865/
Pravesh718,558/
Prévost711,010/
Prouvez71266/
Provitt71251/
Pravetz71115/
Probett71114/
Prowett7197/
Prouvee7170/
Pravets7131/
Pravist7125/
Proover7116/
Provite7113/
Prowesh7113/
Právetz7111/
Proveed719/
Provece718/
Proveax717/
Probist717/
Prasvet716/
Prevast714/
Provios714/
Provoit713/
Previst713/
Proubet713/
Prowess713/
Prouvée712/
Pravess712/
Provice711/
Pravees711/
Praveet711/
Pravesj711/
Pravost711/
Prouver711/
Provais711/
Prèvost711/
Proweth710/
Proviss710/
Probess710/
Pravast710/
Proiver710/
Probe67212/
Prave67210/
Prové67127/
Prowe67126/
Preuvost6776/
Provi6774/
Praviesh6736/
Provy6713/
Prevosth6711/
Praveesh679/
Prevo'st672/
Prevoist671/
Praveeth671/
Pravette671/
Prravesh671/
Proveauy671/
Bprovitt671/
Provè671/
Prāve671/
Prouuett670/

Provest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Provest in the Russian language
Провестprovest-

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