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 last name Proville occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Proville? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Proville are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 251,601. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 57 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live. Barring France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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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