Province Surname

158,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Morocco

Province Surname Definition:

Province: from Provence.

Province Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1171:171,21317,283
Iran2301:333,83722,738
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Haiti501:213,6787,899
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
France191:3,495,933219,029
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

Province (153) may also be a first name.

Province Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Province: from Provence.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Province Last Name Facts

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

The last name Province is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Province.

How Common Is The Last Name Province? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,650th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,648,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Province reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 743,570th most common given name worldwide, held by 153 people.

Province is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,117 people, or 1 in 171,213. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 25 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.

Province Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Province has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Province last name grew 619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Province Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Province surname are 17.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Province earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.37% less than the national average, earning R 89,424 per year; in United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $44,694 CAD per year.

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Province Reference & Research

Province FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Province FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Province
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