Even Surname

41,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Even Surname Definition:

From Evan; from Ιωαυυης, the original of John.

Even Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,3531:10,4551,014
United States2,6891:134,79314,116
Germany7961:101,13812,543
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Netherlands4051:41,6977,072
Turkey2341:332,57021,243
Belgium2241:51,3248,390
Luxembourg2011:2,888362
Indonesia1821:726,64456,012
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
China761:17,991,0731,021
Canada701:526,36644,416
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
England301:1,857,26974,552
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Norway141:367,30634,015
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel111:777,96750,646
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Austria91:946,15970,786
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
India71:109,580,769786,157
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kiribati41:28,352669
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Anguilla11:13,436792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

The alternate forms: Evén (37) are calculated separately.

Even (9,633) may also be a first name.

Even Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Evan; from Ιωαυυης, the original of John.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Even Last Name Facts

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

Even (Hindi: एवेन, Marathi: वेन) is most common in France. It can be found as a variant: Evén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Even? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,798th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 583,611 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Even live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Even is also the 62,850th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 9,633 people.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 6,353 people, or 1 in 10,455. In France Even is mostly found in: Brittany, where 46 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Even Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Even has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Even last name grew 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Even Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Even surname are 26.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Even earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Evén9237/
Geven892,397/
Evgen891,306/
Eveng89400/
Evene89319/
Ieven89197/
Heven89111/
Evien89104/
Esven8961/
Event8950/
Jeven8932/
Evhen8930/
Evein8929/
Eiven8923/
Evend899/
Yeven898/
Evean893/
Eveyn893/
Eaven893/
Aeven892/
Evenn892/
Euven892/
Eyven891/
Eeven890/
Heaven807,053/
Hoeven801,439/
Evecen80513/
Heuven80286/
Geeven80193/
Jeaven80107/
Hevenk8081/
Evesen8057/
Evişen8050/
Yevene8029/
Jeiven8026/
Yevhen8015/
Jeeven8014/
Jevene8014/
Yevgen8013/
Eventt8012/
Evendt8012/
Haeven8012/
Jevean8012/
Ievgen808/
Heiven808/
Eveine806/
Geyven806/
Evisen803/
Esveyn803/
Hevene803/
Evenne803/
Eveann802/
Heeven802/
Jeveen802/
Evetin802/
Eveing802/
Esvein802/
Evesin802/
Eveyne802/
Eveand801/
Eveene801/
Hevein801/
Jevent801/
Yeveng801/
Eysven801/
Evegne801/
Evenhe801/
Evenng801/
Hevent801/
Evgenh801/
Eyvend801/
Gevean801/
Eventh800/
Geiven800/
Hevenn800/
Eveinn800/
Heveen800/
Evin757,969/
Aven753,518/
Iven751,933/
Oven751,843/
Yven75744/
Öven75479/
Evyn7583/
Jven759/
Evem752/
Evengue73874/
Essvein73183/
Evessin7348/
Eivienė7342/
Evenova7316/
Eveting732/
Evenová732/
Heavean731/
Heavesn731/
Etveine731/
Eveintt731/
Eveineh731/
Jeavien731/
Geeveen731/
Evichen731/
Heavend731/
Eveanne730/
Geuiven730/
Eaveing730/
Evina6717,005/
Given678,487/
Haven677,210/
Ebene676,382/
Hoven674,938/
Evain673,293/
Evgin672,105/
Ivgen671,637/
Hevin67508/
Ovien67402/
Ewene67350/
Ahven67239/
Etvin67206/
Aiven67200/
Yiven67186/
Gevin67152/
Evine67111/
Jevin6782/
Euvin6772/
Jiven6771/
Evind6761/
Ivent6759/
Eivin6756/
Yevin6753/
Ewean6751/
Ebein6750/
Eving6738/
Ioven6738/
Evhenova6738/
Ewein6728/
Evion6726/
Evyna6726/
Ewhen6724/
Ebhen6724/
Yevessin6715/
Aween6715/
Aveen6713/
Yoven6711/
Avien6710/
Esvin679/
Uiven678/
Ovein678/
Ivene677/
Hiven676/
Iveen676/
O'Ven676/
Evhyn676/
Hyven675/
Evinh675/
Ijven675/
Isven675/
Eyvin674/
Ivein674/
Jevín674/
Essveinn674/
Ievin673/
Ebeun673/
Iveng673/
Oween673/
Ebean673/
Avean673/
Eissvein673/
Eväng673/
Eavin672/
Evoin672/
Oveun672/
Yvene672/
Ebgen672/
Eivyn672/
Ovenn671/
Oyven671/
Ohven671/
Eevin671/
Evyne671/
Avenh671/
Avenn671/
Yevem671/
Yvenn671/
Oiven671/
Jevem671/
Ovean671/
Yveng671/
Ejvin671/
Eveam671/
Avein671/
Jeetveen671/
Ivean671/
Hevem671/
Ivien671/
Ewetn671/
Oevin670/
Evint670/

Even Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Even in the Hindi language
एवेनevena-
Even in the Marathi language
वेनvena-

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