Provo Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Provo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Provo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4011:165,64325,804
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:109,64810,937

Provo (152) may also be a first name.

Provo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Provo (Russian: Прово) is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Provo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Provo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,056th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Provo live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 746,252nd most common first name globally It is held by 152 people.

Provo is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 165,643. In France Provo is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent are found, Grand Est, where 10 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Provo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Provo has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Provo last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Provo Last Name Statistics demography

Provo earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning $43,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Provot911,392/
Provod9192/
Provos9168/
Provou9128/
Provoo914/
Provop912/
Provoz912/
Provoj911/
Provost8333,215/
Prouvot83130/
Provots8364/
Provoid8329/
Provosp835/
Provoit833/
Prouvos831/
Prouvou831/
Provosh831/
Provoch830/
Provooe830/
Prova8017,812/
Prevo801,521/
Probo80591/
Prowo80187/
Pravo80129/
Právo801/
Provoost773,209/
Prouvost771,139/
Provoust773/
Prouvoot771/
Proovost771/
Provosst770/
Provat73817/
Prevoo73720/
Proeva73106/
Pravos7396/
Provaz7371/
Provau7360/
Prevou7360/
Provas7332/
Prompo7329/
Provad7328/
Praboo7319/
Pravoy7315/
Prgova7311/
Probot738/
Provôt735/
Probho734/
Proboy734/
Prévoo733/
Pravoj732/
Prouva731/
Provah731/
Provás731/
Phravo731/
Pravoa731/
Pravou731/
Proiva731/
Proboa731/
Proova730/
Prabhoo67129/
Probosz67127/
Provaux67115/
Probost6795/
Probošt6793/
Provaas6746/
Prouvat6720/
Pravodh6719/
Prompho6710/
Prompoo6710/
Prompoj679/
Prouvas675/
Phrowot674/
Provast674/
Probots672/
Provash672/
Praboot671/
Proboht671/
Pravost671/
Phrompo671/
Provaud671/
Provaus671/
Prochuo670/
Provats670/

Provo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Provo in the Russian language
Провоprovo-

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Provo Reference & Research

Provost DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Provost 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

  • 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 Provo
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