Provian Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Provian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Provian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Provian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provian occurs most in Romania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Provian? popularity and diffusion

Provian is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Provian is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Provian reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Provian is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,346,312. In Romania Provian is mostly concentrated in: Prahova County, where 67 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent reside and Dolj County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Provijan931/
Pravian86156/
Probian8673/
Provion866/
Praviang801/
Pravihan801/
Prompijan755/
Promphian751/
Phrompian751/
Phromphian71230/
Prabian7115/
Prawian7113/
Pravion718/
Pravean712/
Previon711/
Pravyan711/
Pravjan711/
Praveean673/
Prawiang672/
Prawiamn671/
Prawiatin638/
Prabjon573/
Probyon571/
Prawean571/
Prabjone534/
Praweean531/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Provian
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