Prović Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Prović 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
Croatia651:65,05511,867
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Provic (36) are calculated separately.

Prović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prović is most common in Croatia. It may be rendered as: Provic. For other possible spellings of Prović click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prović is the 2,333,370th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Prović is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 65,055. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 55 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 11 percent are found and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Croatia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

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
Provic9436/
Proviz8321/
Prević8315/
Probić8311/
Pravić831/
Provics7787/
Provich7726/
Provitz7722/
Provits773/
Provitch718/
Provez6733/
Provyz6727/
Previz6723/
Pravic6718/
Praviz6714/
Probic671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prović
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