Bevand Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bevand Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ab-Evan' (' the son of Evan') = Bevan (Welsh). The 'd' in Bevand is excrescent, as in Simmonds.

Rys ap Madoc ap Tudir ap Hoel ap Evan: Visit. London, 1633.

Howel ap-Evan, c.

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Bevand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1121:593,06078,954
Canada411:898,67368,969
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

The alternate forms: Bévand (2) are calculated separately.

Bevand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ab-Evan' (' the son of Evan') = Bevan (Welsh). The 'd' in Bevand is excrescent, as in Simmonds.

Rys ap Madoc ap Tudir ap Hoel ap Evan: Visit. London, 1633.

Howel ap-Evan, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Eygneun ap Yevan. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

John and Richard Bevand are contained in the List of Freemen in Chester, 1747.

Bevans is a double patronymic, part English, part Welsh, ab-Evan-s; v. Beddoes.

Thomas Bevans, prebendary of St. David's, 1680: History and Ant. St.David's.

1560. Married - Rycharde Bevande and Ann Kempr: St. Michael, Cornhill. (elsewhere in same register Beavin).

1748. — John Baynham and Margaret Bevan: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1753. — Thomas Bevans and Alice Finney: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Welsh. Ah Evan, the son of Evan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Evan, or Ivan, the son of John; from ap, son, or literally from, and Ivan, John. So Brice, from Ap Rice; Pritchard, from Ap Richard, etc.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bevand Last Name Facts

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

Bevand has its highest incidence in France. It can appear in the variant forms: Bévand. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bevand? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bevand reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Bevand is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 593,060. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 93 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Bevand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bevand has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bevand surname declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bevand Last Name Statistics demography

Bevand earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bévand942/
Behvand9228/
Bejvand9220/
Bevan9131,270/
Beavan832,080/
Bavand831,406/
Bivand83111/
Bejvan8326/
Bevant8320/
Bevaun8315/
Bovand836/
Bevane836/
Beevan832/
Bevann832/
Betvan832/
Bevain831/
Bhevan831/
Bevang831/
Bevond831/
Beivan831/
Bevean830/
Bevank830/
Bevandová801/
Beuvain77432/
Bahvand77221/
Beuvant77176/
Bhavand7725/
Beshvan7712/
Bieband7712/
Bhovand775/
Bhivand772/
Bojvand772/
Bevante772/
Bayvand772/
Beavain771/
Bheuvan771/
Bejband771/
Behband771/
Beyband771/
Bajvand771/
Behvend771/
Beawand770/
Besvain770/
Bievend770/
Bewan734,030/
Beban73731/
Bivan73590/
Bevon73131/
Vevan7334/
Bevam7316/
Byvan7315/
Bévan737/
Bahavand7160/
Bessuand7144/
Beijwand7130/
Bahjvand7126/
Beevasen711/
Bevanova711/
Beyshvan711/
Beavon67691/
Bejwad67605/
Beyban67349/
Beeban67276/
Bavant67267/
Beaban67100/
Beawon6789/
Buivan6779/
Biwand6766/
Boivan6752/
Bavend6746/
Veivan6742/
Byvank6733/
Buyvan6731/
Bhivan6727/
Biband6726/
Beawan6723/
Bejwan6721/
Behwan6715/
Boyvan6714/
Bivane6711/
Bevone6711/
Bajvan6710/
Bewean6710/
Beuvon6710/
Beabon679/
Vevhan677/
Biewan677/
Bisvan676/
Bhewan676/
Bewane676/
Besuan675/
Vejvan675/
Bevent675/
Bevoin672/
Bijvan672/
Baivan672/
Bebean672/
Bévant672/
Beiban672/
Bivang672/
Beewan672/
Bebaun671/
Bujvan671/
Bheevasen671/
Bhevam671/
Veevan671/
Vevean671/
Biovan671/
Beiwan671/
Veyvan671/
Bejban671/
Bovend671/
Viband671/
Bibean670/
Bebant670/
Vevant670/
Bayvan670/

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