Prvost Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Prvost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prvost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3271:203,12831,564
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Prvost Last Name Facts

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

Prvost occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prvost? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prvost is the 552,857th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. Prvost occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Prvost live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Prvost is most numerous in France, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 203,128. In France Prvost is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 31 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 39 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prvot91101/
Prwost831/
Prvas737/
Prvat735/
Prvoo730/
Pruot730/
Pruott677/
Prvash671/
Prvá6094/
Prva609/
Pruo601/
Prbo601/
Pruat5534/
Prvaz5517/
Pruas5510/
Prboo551/
Prwho551/
Prbat551/
Prbhat50249/
Prouha5079/
Prbhas509/
Pruatt509/
Prbhoo509/
Prbodh504/
Pruhas501/
Prrvaz501/
Pruase500/
Prwatt500/

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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
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  • 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 Prvost
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