Providence Surname

118,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Providence Surname User-submission:

The surname Providence means 'divine protection' or 'divine care'. It is of Biblical origin.

Providence Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,8281:5,845695
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3971:28447
Trinidad and Tobago3181:4,289706
Canada1451:254,10824,080
France641:1,037,855114,367
Guyana561:13,6111,890
England461:1,211,26256,182
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Saint Lucia201:8,939961
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Panama71:558,8949,437
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Anguilla11:13,436792
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Providence (11,536) may also be a first name.

Providence Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Providence means 'divine protection' or 'divine care'. It is of Biblical origin.

- mike_prov16
DNA test information
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Providence Demographics

Average Providence Salary in
England

£28,783

Per year
Rank:
25,976 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000262122
Rank: 28,745 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
106.7%
Sample size: 21 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Providence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Providence is most common in Haiti. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Providence? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,604th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,879,202 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Providence live; 67 percent live in Caribbean and 47 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 55,651st most frequently used given name internationally, held by 11,536 people.

Providence is most numerous in Haiti, where it is borne by 1,828 people, or 1 in 5,845. In Haiti Providence is primarily found in: Ouest, where 62 percent live, Artibonite, where 38 percent live and Centre, where 0 percent live. Besides Haiti it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 22 percent live and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 10 percent live.

Providence Last Name Statistics demography

Providence earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning $44,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Providencke951/
Providnce951/
Providencer951/
Providenci901/
Providenca901/
Provedence901/
Probidence900/
Providince900/
Provedencea861/
Providenza80129/
Prouvidenza761/
Prowidenza701/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Providence
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