Gevens Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Gevens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gevens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium591:194,85825,672
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gevens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gevens is most common in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gevens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gevens reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gevens is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 194,858. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Walloon Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Belgium Gevens occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Saint Lucia, where 2 percent live.

Gevens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gevens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gevens last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gevens Last Name Statistics demography

Gevens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning $35,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sgevens924/
Ghevens922/
Geivens920/
Evens916,481/
Givens8333,159/
Sevens83631/
Gevenç83334/
Gavens83264/
Eveans83165/
Govens83116/
Jevens83111/
Eivens8362/
Evenås8356/
Gevins8345/
Zevens8322/
Hevens8317/
Eavens8316/
Ievens838/
Eevens835/
Evenns833/
Gevans832/
Yevens831/
Gövens831/
Eveins830/
Evense830/
Heavens771,395/
Heuvens77119/
Giveans77117/
Seevens7770/
Sievens7743/
Guivens7734/
Chevens7728/
Giviens7722/
Giveins7712/
Jeavens778/
Seveins774/
Heevens772/
Givenns772/
Seavens771/
Kgivens771/
Gievons771/
Givhens771/
Goweens771/
Scevens771/
Sevenns771/
Heveins771/
Jeveins771/
Evensøe771/
Giveens771/
Gevains770/
Eavenns770/
Seivens770/
Seveans770/
Ceavens770/
Goivens770/
Eaveans770/
Givoens770/
Seveens770/
Ivens733,856/
Evins731,937/
Yvens7349/
Evenz739/
Evenx731/
Cheavens7170/
Heaven's714/
Geuesens711/
Gevenche711/
D'Givens711/
Cheevens710/
Gowens671,597/
Givans671,516/
Gövenç67694/
Gavins67559/
Givins67464/
Eivins67236/
Ievins67219/
Govans67151/
Jivens6743/
Sevenz6738/
Jevins6734/
Gawens6731/
Evains6726/
Iveans6726/
Givons6726/
Evence6725/
Yevins6714/
Gavans6711/
Sivens677/
Eavins677/
Ivhens675/
Hevins674/
Zivens673/
Govons672/
Govins672/
Civens672/
Evynsh672/
Sevins671/
Hivens671/
Iveens671/
Ebeans671/
Evajns671/
Aivens671/
Hevenz671/
Evoins671/
Iviens671/
Yvenns671/
Yovens670/
Euvins670/
Eevins670/
Cevins670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gevens
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