Gevaerts Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gevaerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gevaerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goevaerts94103/
Geverts9361/
Govaerts883,915/
Sevaerts8815/
Gavaerts881/
Goyvaerts821,951/
Heyvaerts82144/
Gevertz80147/
Goverts80144/
Giverts8084/
Govarts8068/
Evearts8039/
Goijvaerts788/
Gooyvaerts782/
Govaarts75238/
Gewerths7515/
Govoerts754/
Goyverts751/
Goyvaertz714/
Heywaerts711/
Hoyvaerts711/
Geverz710/
Gewertz67147/
Givertz67121/
Govertz678/
Gavartz670/
Govaards631/
Coyvaertz591/
Givarz5739/
Giverz5719/
Gewerz573/
Gewarz572/
Gewuerz5314/
Giwertz534/
Gowertz533/
Gowards531/
Geuerrz531/

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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
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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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