Eva Surname

3,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Eva Surname Definition:

This woman's name is common in early Scottish genealogies, and "in Highland families, says Canon Murdoch, "there is always an Eva, who has to account for things unaccountable" (The Loyatt Dissuasive, intro., p. xcv). It represents MIr. Aife (Book of Leinster, 318c), or Aoife, and in modern Gaelic it is Eubha.

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Eva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India69,7211:11,002911
Bangladesh53,7101:2,967285
Indonesia3,1821:41,5624,767
Philippines2,5971:38,9836,061
Cameroon1,7271:12,0261,618
DR Congo1,2661:58,3576,965
United States1,1971:302,80627,874
England9341:59,6557,109
Romania8651:23,2112,971
Germany7071:113,86914,019
Brazil5011:427,29416,230
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Papua New Guinea4511:18,0791,823
South Africa4511:120,12814,263
France4391:151,30523,468
Australia4241:63,6697,638
Gabon3541:5,337981
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria2471:717,17732,914
Slovakia2441:21,8713,537
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Italy2011:304,26238,067
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Spain1311:356,88620,305
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
China1071:12,778,706770
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Congo701:71,2736,207
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
Nicaragua521:115,7901,997
Hungary471:208,85717,470
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Chile421:419,44011,239
Taiwan421:558,2084,168
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Solomon Islands401:14,5012,727
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Wales361:85,9597,098
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Greece321:346,24348,387
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Austria181:473,08046,251
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Denmark101:564,47234,222
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Panama81:489,0328,962
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Finland71:785,24338,644
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jersey31:33,0674,675
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:39,7645,049
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

The alternate forms: Éva (339) are calculated separately.

Eva (2,975,830) may also be a first name.

Eva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This woman's name is common in early Scottish genealogies, and "in Highland families, says Canon Murdoch, "there is always an Eva, who has to account for things unaccountable" (The Loyatt Dissuasive, intro., p. xcv). It represents MIr. Aife (Book of Leinster, 318c), or Aoife, and in modern Gaelic it is Eubha. Eua, the daughter of Gartnait, was wife of Colban, mormaer of Buchan (Bk, Deer, VI 1). Eva, daughter of Alwyn, second earl of Lennox, was married c. 1217 to Malcolm, son of Duncan, thane of Callendar, from whom sprang the old family of that title (Sc, Veer., V, p. 330). Another Eva was the wife of Robert de Miners (Meyners) in Dunkeld, 1256 (Theiner, 186).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Eve.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the parish of St. Ewe, var. Hewa, Hevh, and Eva, in Powdre hundred, named from St Eva, the fem, of St Ivo or Ivonis, i. e. St John (the Baptist); from the Greek Iwαυυης.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Eva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eva (Georgian: ევა, Hindi: ईवा, Marathi: एवा, Tibetan: ཨི་ཝ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Éva. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,922nd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 50,896 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Eva live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 167th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,975,830 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 69,721 people, or 1 in 11,002. In India Eva is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in 140 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Eva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eva surname increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Eva last name are 35.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.5% less than the national average, earning €7,357 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.77% more than the national average, earning R 401,052 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $42,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éva89339/
Ieva863,739/
Geva863,373/
Evas86927/
Eiva86833/
Heva86591/
Evah86553/
Aeva86479/
Evoa86404/
Eeva86289/
Evea86179/
Evaa8665/
Eava8647/
Evai8636/
Oeva8634/
Evad8633/
Evaj8632/
Evat8627/
Evaz8621/
Evap8619/
Euva8616/
Esva8614/
Eyva8613/
Evha8611/
Evay866/
Etva865/
Ejva861/
Ev804,375/
Eyvaz753,969/
Jeeva752,594/
Evatt751,754/
Haeva751,034/
Eivaz75221/
Eavaz75158/
Eivay75129/
Heuva7592/
Hoeva7587/
Evatz7559/
Hevat7550/
Evaux7549/
Heeva7547/
Efova7519/
Gevay7517/
Esvap7517/
Etvat7516/
Esvai7515/
Eivas7512/
Evova759/
Evast759/
Hevai759/
D'Eva758/
Hevad758/
Hevas757/
Eyvah756/
Heava756/
Heiva755/
Gevaj755/
Evass755/
Evais754/
Jieva754/
Eavea753/
Hevea753/
Gevai753/
Eavai753/
Evaay752/
Ehvai752/
Eshva752/
Eva'a752/
Evaas752/
Eavas751/
Hevah751/
Eavay751/
Eevaj751/
Eevat751/
Esvay751/
Evads751/
Evait751/
Eveau751/
Aevah751/
Đevat751/
Hevay751/
Evadt751/
Hieva751/
Hevaz751/
Gevea751/
Eisva751/
Eyvas751/
Eva's751/
Evaai751/
Evahe751/
Evayt751/
Aevai751/
Evaha751/
Evaiz751/
Evasj751/
Eveas751/
Evach750/
Eba6727,618/
Iva6722,799/
Ewa6721,842/
Ava6710,973/
Aheeva673,367/
Evo671,706/
Hev67381/
Eaw67199/
Đetvai67191/
Eev67170/
Eav67157/
Esv67139/
Yva67134/
Evt67127/
Etv6793/
Gev6790/
Iev6774/
Eveatt6774/
Euv6767/
Eiv6767/
Eshvat6739/
Evs6738/
Evp6715/
Eab6714/
Đetvaj6713/
Evf6712/
Eaf6711/
Haevai6710/
Evd6710/
Jva679/
Evw679/
Evz678/
Ejv677/
Jeevaa674/
Ehv673/
Eyv673/
Evault672/
Eshvaz672/
Evh672/
Evhach672/
Heavay671/
Eavatt671/
Eaveas671/
Eavhad671/
Eveatz671/
Eshvad671/
Geveau671/
Evaidt671/
Hevash671/
Heveap671/
Heivat671/
Gehvah671/
Eheeva671/
Evatts670/
Eavais670/
Evaits670/
Evaiss670/
Evaitt670/
Eavass670/

Eva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eva in the Georgian language
ევაeva-
Eva in the Marathi language
एवाeva-
Eva in the Tibetan language
ཨི་ཝ་iwa50
ཨི་བ་iwa50
Eva in the Hindi language
ईवाiva34.38
एवाeva25
इवाiva25
र्इवाr'iva9.38
ढ़ेवाrheva3.13
ऐवाaiva3.13

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