Bavent Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bavent Surname Definition:

BAVENT: The lords B., who gave the suffix to Eston-Bavent, co. Suffolk, were a Norm, family, and came from a place still so called, four leagues N.E. of Caen.

Bavent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1671:397,74158,569
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bavent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BAVENT: The lords B., who gave the suffix to Eston-Bavent, co. Suffolk, were a Norm, family, and came from a place still so called, four leagues N.E. of Caen.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bavent: is from a place of that name near Caen.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bavent: from a place of that name on the Dive, near Varaville. Bavent held a knight’s fee, under William d’Albini, in Norfolk.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bavent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bavent occurs most in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bavent? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Bavent is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bavent are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Bavent is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 397,741. In France Bavent is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 40 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent live and Île-de-France, where 19 percent live. Apart from France this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bavent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bavent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bavent last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauvent9228/
Baivent921/
Baven91149/
Beauvent8618/
Beaven833,934/
Bavant83267/
Bavend8346/
Bhaven8339/
Bovent8316/
Bavene836/
Bevent835/
Bajven833/
Baiven830/
Boivent77679/
Bhaveen774/
Bhavant774/
Bawente772/
Bavesne771/
Bhavend771/
Behvent771/
Beasven771/
Bavesen771/
Bovente771/
Bouvent771/
Bavends771/
Baivant771/
Bhavein771/
Beavene770/
Boven732,822/
Bavin731,744/
Bavyn7381/
Bawen7380/
Vaven732/
Boisvent712/
Beauvien712/
Baivisen711/
Bhavanth711/
Wavicent711/
Bavand671,406/
Beavin67699/
Bhavin67511/
Baween67503/
Bavina67476/
Bauvin67315/
Baving67241/
Bawene67201/
Bovien67104/
Bavyna6795/
Batvin6743/
Bavink6738/
Bovene6723/
Bgavin6723/
Bevant6720/
Beuven6716/
Boveng6711/
Boiven6710/
Bouven679/
Bavine677/
Booven677/
Bavain674/
Bawean674/
Vaveen674/
Batvyn673/
Baivyn673/
Bhavyn673/
Boveun673/
Babean672/
Bawien672/
Bévant672/
Vaiven672/
Babhen672/
Boveen672/
Baouen671/
Bavyne671/
Babein671/
Bavoin671/
Bavind671/
Baivem671/
Bovend671/
Vavein671/
Veaven671/
Bhavesing671/
Basvin671/
Bowent671/
Beiven671/
Bavion670/
Bovean670/

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