Gevaerts Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Gevaerts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 105 | 1:160,830 | 23,699 |
| Belgium | 81 | 1:141,934 | 20,189 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gevaerts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gevaerts Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gevaerts is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gevaerts? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Gevaerts is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gevaerts reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Gevaerts is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 160,830. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 60 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Gevaerts is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goevaerts | 94 | 103 | / |
| Geverts | 93 | 61 | / |
| Govaerts | 88 | 3,915 | / |
| Sevaerts | 88 | 15 | / |
| Gavaerts | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goyvaerts | 82 | 1,951 | / |
| Heyvaerts | 82 | 144 | / |
| Gevertz | 80 | 147 | / |
| Goverts | 80 | 144 | / |
| Giverts | 80 | 84 | / |
| Govarts | 80 | 68 | / |
| Evearts | 80 | 39 | / |
| Goijvaerts | 78 | 8 | / |
| Gooyvaerts | 78 | 2 | / |
| Govaarts | 75 | 238 | / |
| Gewerths | 75 | 15 | / |
| Govoerts | 75 | 4 | / |
| Goyverts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goyvaertz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heywaerts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoyvaerts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geverz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gewertz | 67 | 147 | / |
| Givertz | 67 | 121 | / |
| Govertz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gavartz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Govaards | 63 | 1 | / |
| Coyvaertz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Givarz | 57 | 39 | / |
| Giverz | 57 | 19 | / |
| Gewerz | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gewarz | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gewuerz | 53 | 14 | / |
| Giwertz | 53 | 4 | / |
| Gowertz | 53 | 3 | / |
| Gowards | 53 | 1 | / |
| Geuerrz | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gevaerts
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