Prévost Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Prévost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prévost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5621:118,19017,827
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

The alternate forms: Prevost (34,865), Prèvost (1) & Prevóst (5) are calculated separately.

Prévost Last Name Facts

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

Prévost is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Prevost, Prèvost or Prevóst. For other potential spellings of Prévost click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prévost? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prévost is the 358,932nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Prévost reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Prévost is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 118,190. In France Prévost is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Normandy, where 8 percent reside. Aside from France this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prevost9534,865/
Prèvost951/
Prévot92445/
Prévos921/
Prevóst905/
Provost8633,215/
Prévots869/
Pravost861/
Privost861/
Prévoit861/
Prévoot861/
Provoost803,209/
Preuvost8076/
Prevosth8011/
Prevoost8010/
Presvost805/
Prevoste803/
Provoust803/
Prevo'st802/
Prevoust802/
Préboist801/
Pravoost801/
Privoost801/
Prevosts801/
Prevoist801/
Provosst800/
Prevot7711,805/
Prevos77163/
Prévôt7765/
Privot7749/
Prévoo773/
Prébot771/
Privott71748/
Preuvot71396/
Prevots71164/
Prevote71138/
Provest71134/
Prevott7132/
Prebost7131/
Presvot7112/
Prevoit7111/
Prevosp718/
Pryvest714/
Provast714/
Prevast714/
Prevois713/
Prevose713/
Prébois713/
Prevust712/
Prowest711/
Privose711/
Prevosj711/
Prevest711/
Prevosz711/
Prevotz711/
Prevozt711/
Prévaut711/
Pprevot711/
Pravast710/
Prevo671,521/
Privo6787/
Preboste6748/
Presvots6713/
Prévault675/
Preboist674/
Prevotte671/

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Footnotes

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