Eve Surname

48,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Eve Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve.' Adam was the favourite boy's name throughout the north of England in the 13th century. Eve was not so popular, yet it took firm ground. The form Eaves is generally of local origin (v.

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Eve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,2151:6,136908
England1,9001:29,3253,953
United States1,4301:253,46824,055
France1,0391:63,9298,760
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Bermuda1241:52677
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Turkey931:836,78940,393
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Trinidad and Tobago691:19,7682,323
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Congo551:90,7117,856
Argentina501:854,86855,754
India491:15,654,396253,566
China341:40,215,3402,154
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Wales281:110,5198,545
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Malta181:23,9041,289
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Finland161:343,54424,270
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Benin141:738,25740,906
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1051:22,0593,109
Jersey151:3,459578
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

The alternate forms: Éve (2), Evê (1) & Évé (1) are calculated separately.

Eve (106,847) may also be a first name.

Eve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve.' Adam was the favourite boy's name throughout the north of England in the 13th century. Eve was not so popular, yet it took firm ground. The form Eaves is generally of local origin (v. Eaves), but not always, as Eaveson clearly shows.

Eva Textrix, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Eve, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Reginald fil. Eve, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Cecilia fil. Eva;. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Eva le Warre. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Eva Chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1568. Married — Pawle Osterlynge and Agnes Eve: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1573-4. John Evyson and Isabell Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1575. Robert Mannoppe and Johanna Eve: ibid.

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

William Ie fiz Eve, burgess of Inverkeithing, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198).

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Eaf(a or Eof(a, prob. a diminutive of an Eofor- name [Old English eofor, a (wild) boar] An Eafa was grandfather of Ecgberht, king of Wessex.

(Hebrew) Life [Hebrew Hhavváh, for hhayyáh, life]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently an obsolete personal name-perhaps the same as Ivo; whence Eveson and Eves. A London perfumer (1852) bears the queer epicene appellation of Adam Eve ' In the H.R. we have Adam, son of Eve-Ad fil' Eve.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Radulphus, Maingot, and Osbert Ivas of Normandy 1180, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name of Ive and Eve frequent in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Frisian, Eve; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Eve has long been known in Roding. John Eve held the manor of Keeres or Caros in that parish in the time of Charles I.; Richard Eve held land in Roding in the middle of last century (M). Richard Eve was buried at Bulphan in 1785 (P.). Six centuries ago there were Eves in Suffolk, and the name was also then found in Norfolk, Beds, Cambridgeshire, and Hunts (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Eve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﻪ) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Éve, Evê or Évé. For other possible spellings of Eve click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,008th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 677,533 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 34 percent of Eve live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 21 percent live in Chadic Africa. Eve is also the 9,594th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 106,847 people.

The last name Eve is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 2,215 people, or 1 in 6,136. Outside of Chad it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Eve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eve has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Eve last name rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 640 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Eve last name are 6.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.15% more than the national average, earning R 537,420 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éve892/
Evê891/
Eves867,548/
Ever863,126/
Jeve86701/
Evey86692/
Evje86408/
Evie86315/
Geve86189/
Heve86187/
Evea86179/
Eveh86175/
Evez86166/
Evet86162/
Eave86130/
Evee86101/
Ieve8690/
Evei8669/
Euve8643/
Evge8635/
Yeve8631/
Aeve8619/
Eive8614/
Eveu866/
Ejve864/
Eved863/
Evej863/
Etve862/
Eeve862/
Eyve862/
Ehve861/
Evhe861/
Évé781/
Eaves7514,792/
Hoeve751,921/
Evett751,686/
Hevey751,476/
Hever75835/
Ieeve75539/
Geyve75517/
Heves75452/
Eavey75438/
Esver75396/
Geeve75351/
Yeves75295/
Esvet75224/
Jever75140/
Evets75107/
Eve'e75103/
Haeve75103/
Etves75102/
Eaver7587/
Jeves7578/
Heeve7578/
Etveš7569/
Eivet7559/
Ehive7556/
Heveš7552/
Jeved7546/
Heave7543/
Yever7542/
Iever7541/
Yevei7537/
Hevie7535/
Jeive7533/
Gevee7527/
Heved7525/
Jeveh7522/
Jevee7519/
Ehveh7518/
Heive7517/
Yevez7511/
Ievee7511/
Evgey759/
Heuve759/
Evest759/
Jeeve758/
Eives758/
Everr758/
Hevei757/
Jevie755/
Yevge754/
Ievei754/
Ievie754/
Eyver754/
Hevet753/
Eveer753/
Eavea753/
Hevea753/
Evihe753/
Jevea753/
Evehy753/
Evesh753/
Eivez752/
Ieves752/
Eiver752/
Jevey752/
Yevie752/
Heveu752/
Yevet752/
Eve's752/
Hevez752/
Jevet752/
Evess751/
Jetve751/
Hyeve751/
Eivie751/
Eveyt751/
Eivey751/
Eveis751/
Ioeve751/
Iheve751/
Jevez751/
Gevea751/
Eyvet751/
Etved751/
Etveş751/
Etveș751/
Esvei751/
Eveed751/
Eveys751/
Evieh751/
Ijeve751/
Gevei751/
Yheve751/
Eveet751/
Eveas751/
Eshve750/
Jieve750/
Eavie750/
Aevey750/
Eeves750/
Ebe6715,886/
Evi677,259/
Ove675,688/
Ewe674,781/
Ave674,064/
Heavey673,323/
Ive672,652/
Jeeves671,824/
Evetts671,632/
Heaver671,518/
Yve67298/
Evy67279/
Heever67182/
Ijever67146/
Etvesh67124/
Ijevie6789/
Eveatt6774/
Ieeveh6732/
Hetver6728/
Jõever6720/
Hevesh6719/
Heiver6718/
Jve6718/
Hetves6712/
Heavie6710/
Ihieve677/
Evj675/
Heaves674/
Jeveed674/
Hieves673/
Evuhie673/
Jeaves672/
Yevets672/
Jeaver672/
Haevey672/
Eshver672/
Heveis672/
Hevett672/
Jethve672/
Jeives671/
Jeevee671/
Heeves671/
Hevest671/
Eaveas671/
Eavees671/
Eavess671/
Ehevez671/
Eggive671/
Essver671/
Etvedh671/
Eveatz671/
Eoiver671/
Ieeeve671/
Hetveš671/
Heveap671/
Hevecz671/
Jeveid671/
Īve671/
Eitvet671/
Esvesh671/
Evä671/
Echver671/
Echvez671/
Hievie671/
Yehveh671/
Heived671/
Eeeves670/
Eveitt670/
Heevey670/
Heives670/
Eveett670/
Hiever670/
Jevett670/
Heveit670/
Heivet670/
Heivey670/

Eve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻓﻪafh-

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Eve Reference & Research

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