Proville Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Proville Surname User-submission:

The Proville surname is named after a place in rance.

Proville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2641:251,60138,869
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Proville Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Proville surname is named after a place in rance.

- sonny

Proville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proville occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 966,131st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Proville reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 251,601. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preville881,355/
Préville8830/
Praville882/
Provilla881/
Provalle880/
Provil8614/
Proveller822/
Provily80255/
Provale8029/
Provell8016/
Previle8014/
Provild801/
Proveil800/
Provitelli781/
Prattville781/
Prevelle75104/
Provelli7552/
Previley7536/
Provilij7512/
Proveler756/
Proviliz751/
Pravalle751/
Pratvill750/
Prowle71122/
Pravil7172/
Provel7134/
Proweller7121/
Provilova718/
Prowell671,780/
Pravila6750/
Pravilă6727/
Proovel6723/
Provela6715/
Prevele677/
Prowale676/
Provehl671/
Prowele671/

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