Pruvost Surname

36,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pruvost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pruvost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,9611:4,758373
Argentina1861:229,80318,801
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales51:618,90625,852
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pruvost (22) may also be a first name.

Pruvost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pruvost is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pruvost? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,517th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 504,503 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pruvost are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most common forename at a global level It is held by 22 people.

The last name Pruvost is most frequent in France, where it is held by 13,961 people, or 1 in 4,758. In France Pruvost is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 60 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Normandy, where 5 percent live. Beside France this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Pruvost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pruvost has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pruvost surname grew 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pruvost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pruvost are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Pruvost earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning $30,735 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prouvost931,139/
Preuvost9376/
Pruvoost9352/
Prauvost931/
Pruvot924,008/
Preuvot86396/
Prouvot86130/
Pruvots869/
Pruvest861/
Prouvos861/
Privost861/
Pruvo83120/
Preuvots8012/
Proovost801/
Prouvoot801/
Privoost801/
Pruvôt772/
Probost7195/
Prouvat7120/
Prouvas715/
Probast713/
Pruvaut711/
Prouvou711/
Pruva672/
Proboszt671/
Prubo670/
Proboscht6330/
Preuveaut632/
Pruwat629/
Pruvau621/
Prouva621/
Prowas620/
Prowat620/
Probošt5793/
Phrowot574/
Pruibas571/
Prauvau571/
Prowo50187/
Pruba50181/

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