Provist Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Provist Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Provost [Old English práfost; Latin prœposit-us, a commander]

Provist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Provist (1) may also be a first name.

Provist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Provost [Old English práfost; Latin prœposit-us, a commander]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Provist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provist is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Provist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Provist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Provist live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe. Provist is also the 11,630,812th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 1 people.

The surname Provist is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proviste937/
Provis921,677/
Provit925/
Provitt86251/
Provest86134/
Pravist8625/
Provite8613/
Probist867/
Provios864/
Previst863/
Provoit863/
Proveis861/
Provais861/
Provies861/
Proviss860/
Provust860/
Provi8374/
Proviett802/
Prevoist801/
Bprovitt801/
Provei771,148/
Pravis7753/
Probit7748/
Provet7745/
Pravit7737/
Probis7734/
Proviz7721/
Proves778/
Provix776/
Provid771/
Provie771/
Prosvi771/
Prowit770/
Prowitt7170/
Prosvet7169/
Provete7164/
Provett7143/
Provoid7129/
Provich7126/
Provejs7124/
Pravish7124/
Probest7114/
Probisz719/
Proveys717/
Probish717/
Provese714/
Prevust712/
Prohvid711/
Prowisz711/
Prowest711/
Probhis711/
Prevest711/
Provehs711/
Pravith711/
Pravais711/
Probitt711/
Provice711/
Prosuis710/
Proveus710/
Pravi67377/
Prove67312/
Prové67127/
Probi6793/
Provette6745/
Praviesh6736/
Provaggi6719/
Provy6713/
Prowi677/
Prompest673/
Pravaish673/
Provè671/
Probeast670/

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