Gevers Surname

96,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gevers Surname Definition:

GEVERS: Qu. from gavar, a goat.

Gevers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,6191:7,101951
Netherlands1,3391:12,6121,821
South Africa7491:72,3339,005
Germany7061:114,03014,042
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
France881:754,80492,996
Australia541:499,92037,885
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Gévers (3) are calculated separately.

Gevers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GEVERS: Qu. from gavar, a goat.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Dutch/Flemish), Gebbers (German), Giver, Liberal, as Gebhart, q.v.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Gevers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gevers is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gévers. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gevers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,087th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,471,934 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gevers live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 7,101. In Belgium Gevers is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Gevers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gevers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gevers last name grew 1,284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gevers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gevers surname are 40.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gevers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.23% more than the national average, earning R 425,916 per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gévers943/
Geevers92289/
Gievers92152/
Gevaers9238/
Geivers9229/
Goevers9212/
Geverse921/
Evers9149,256/
Goevaers8661/
Severs833,763/
Govers833,515/
Gebers831,013/
Gewers83898/
Eivers83693/
Everse83312/
Eavers83245/
Givers83244/
Ievers83185/
Eevers83173/
Cevers8386/
Everst8366/
Hevers8365/
Gavers8359/
Eversz8342/
Everss8321/
Everås8316/
Jevers832/
Eveers831/
Everrs831/
Gyvers831/
Zevers831/
Evears830/
Eviers830/
Sievers7728,498/
Seevers772,582/
Seavers771,163/
Seivers77617/
Govaers77361/
Chevers77290/
Heivers7795/
Scevers7787/
Heavers7767/
Heuvers7764/
Zievers7737/
Heevers7720/
Goviers7710/
Ceavers777/
Gaewers776/
Gievors776/
Seviers775/
Seveurs775/
Jeevers772/
Geebers772/
Giebers772/
Zeviers771/
Sevears771/
Seversh771/
Guyvers771/
Jeavers771/
Guivers771/
Everstt771/
Geywers771/
Evershe770/
Eeivers770/
Seveers770/
Ewers7310,167/
Ivers735,613/
Ebers732,564/
Evirs7366/
Yvers732/
Cheevers711,663/
Giesbers711,338/
Chievers7146/
Cheavers7127/
Cheverst7126/
Cheivers717/
Cheveers715/
Sieviers712/
Sievhers711/
Seaverss711/
Goyvaers711/
Gowers672,700/
Eybers671,507/
Sivers67822/
Jewers67812/
Gavars67457/
Sebers67167/
Hebers67101/
Sewers6791/
Yewers6769/
Ewerse6767/
Zivers6759/
Givors6754/
Jivers6751/
Hivers6748/
Cebers6747/
Gäwers6747/
Civers6746/
Cewers6734/
Zewers6723/
Zebers6716/
Euwers6712/
Yverås679/
Govars677/
Gawers675/
Yebers675/
Gavors673/
Iverse673/
Everce673/
Eibers673/
Ayvers672/
Givars672/
Hewers672/
Sévers672/
Iverås672/
Gibers672/
Ewears671/
Oivers671/
Eabers671/
Ehuers671/
Everszová671/
Gybers671/
Žebers671/
Gewors671/
Hyvers671/
Eivirs670/
Sevirs670/
Ehbers670/
Evisrs670/
Aivers670/
Iivers670/
Iviers670/
Yovers670/

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