Crevan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Crevan Surname Definition:

Ó Cráibhín, Ó Crabháin (W) Co. Galway, Mac Crabháin (W) Louth-Monaghan IF 305*

Crevan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France491:1,355,566135,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Crevan (24) may also be a first name.

Crevan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cráibhín, Ó Crabháin (W) Co. Galway, Mac Crabháin (W) Louth-Monaghan IF 305*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Crevan Last Name Facts

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

Crevan is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crevan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Crevan reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Crevan is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,355,566. In France it is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 69 percent reside, Grand Est, where 27 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Barring France it is found in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Crevan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crevan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Crevan last name contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crevan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creevan9255/
Creavan9221/
Crevant9214/
Crevean923/
Creivan922/
Crevain921/
Chrevan921/
Screvan920/
Crevatin861,149/
Creivean865/
Cervan831,178/
Crevon83614/
Krevan8333/
Cyrvan8322/
Crivan834/
Creban831/
Cirvan831/
Chervan77315/
Craivan77101/
Cryvand7783/
Kreevan7733/
Krevane7723/
Cervain7716/
Krievan779/
Chrewan777/
Sreevan776/
Scrivan772/
Chirvan771/
Cervean770/
Crebean770/
Krevatin71120/
Kreivane7117/
Creawang7111/
Shrevant714/
Chervain712/
Crebatin711/
Kervan672,127/
Criban671,053/
Krivan67609/
Kirvan67571/
Cervon67104/
Srivan6799/
Kryvan6787/
Cerván6719/
Crivon6718/
Krewan674/
Shreevant674/
Cervón672/
Ceruan671/
Srewan671/
Crebon671/

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