Evason Surname

204,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Evason Surname Definition:

Eva’s or Eve’s Son: v. Eve.

Evason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
England5601:99,49710,522
Canada881:418,70036,754
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Wales311:99,8247,946
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Evason (1,819) may also be a first name.

Evason Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Eva’s or Eve’s Son: v. Eve.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Evason Last Name Facts

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

The surname Evason is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Evason? popularity and diffusion

Evason is the 204,228th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,581,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Evason live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Evason is also the 178,966th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,819 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Evason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Evason has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Evason last name rose 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Evason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Evason surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Evason earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.32% more than the national average, earning R 506,940 per year; in United States they earn 92.15% more than the national average, earning $82,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eavason921/
Jevason921/
Eveason921/
Evasan83109/
Ivason8311/
Ewason835/
Jivason77106/
Givason774/
Ewahson771/
Ebasone771/
Evashan771/
Hebason770/
Ajvazson711/
Eyvasian711/
Hewatson710/
Ivasan67795/
Ebasan67662/
Ivasen67151/
Iwason6747/
Evacan6729/
Eboson6725/
Ivajon676/
Juason674/
Evasam674/
Ivoson672/
Evajan671/
Ibason671/
Ewasan671/
Ivashotin671/
Evosan670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Evason
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