Gevenus Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gevenus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gevenus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gevenus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gevenus occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gevenus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gevenus is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gevenus live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Gevenus is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Gevenus occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Evenus925/
Evenhus86196/
Gavenus8639/
Gebenus8616/
Sevenus8610/
Eveneus868/
Givenus861/
Jevenus861/
Evenhuis80945/
Gueveneu8010/
Jevgenus801/
Gewenu7740/
Evinus772/
Evenhouse75391/
Gueveneux7590/
Guevenoux7526/
Gawenus71114/
Sevenau7140/
Govanus7121/
Gavanus7118/
Ewenuse7111/
Zevenhouse7110/
Gewinus716/
Iivenus713/
Sivenus713/
Givinus711/
Seevenu711/
Cevinus710/
Ghebeneu672/
Ngeueneu671/
Ebenhaus670/

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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 Gevenus
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