Prévost Surname
Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname
Prévost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 562 | 1:118,190 | 17,827 |
| Canada | 338 | 1:109,011 | 11,697 |
| Belgium | 78 | 1:147,393 | 20,769 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevost | 95 | 34,865 | / |
| Prèvost | 95 | 1 | / |
| Prévot | 92 | 445 | / |
| Prévos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prevóst | 90 | 5 | / |
| Provost | 86 | 33,215 | / |
| Prévots | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pravost | 86 | 1 | / |
| Privost | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prévoit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Prévoot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Provoost | 80 | 3,209 | / |
| Preuvost | 80 | 76 | / |
| Prevosth | 80 | 11 | / |
| Prevoost | 80 | 10 | / |
| Presvost | 80 | 5 | / |
| Prevoste | 80 | 3 | / |
| Provoust | 80 | 3 | / |
| Prevo'st | 80 | 2 | / |
| Prevoust | 80 | 2 | / |
| Préboist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pravoost | 80 | 1 | / |
| Privoost | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prevosts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prevoist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Provosst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Prevot | 77 | 11,805 | / |
| Prevos | 77 | 163 | / |
| Prévôt | 77 | 65 | / |
| Privot | 77 | 49 | / |
| Prévoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Prébot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Privott | 71 | 748 | / |
| Preuvot | 71 | 396 | / |
| Prevots | 71 | 164 | / |
| Prevote | 71 | 138 | / |
| Provest | 71 | 134 | / |
| Prevott | 71 | 32 | / |
| Prebost | 71 | 31 | / |
| Presvot | 71 | 12 | / |
| Prevoit | 71 | 11 | / |
| Prevosp | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pryvest | 71 | 4 | / |
| Provast | 71 | 4 | / |
| Prevast | 71 | 4 | / |
| Prevois | 71 | 3 | / |
| Prevose | 71 | 3 | / |
| Prébois | 71 | 3 | / |
| Prevust | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prowest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Privose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prevosj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prevest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prevosz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prevotz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prevozt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prévaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pprevot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pravast | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prevo | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Privo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Preboste | 67 | 48 | / |
| Presvots | 67 | 13 | / |
| Prévault | 67 | 5 | / |
| Preboist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prevotte | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prévost
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