Givan Surname
Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname
Givan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,686 | 1:214,982 | 20,958 |
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| Scotland | 105 | 1:50,989 | 4,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 86 | 1:21,454 | 2,532 |
| Romania | 77 | 1:260,752 | 24,395 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 311 | 1:161,475 | 14,730 |
The alternate forms: Gîvan (1) are calculated separately.
Givan (1,532) may also be a first name.
Givan Demographics
Average Male Givan Height
173.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Givan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Givan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Givan (Hindi: जीवन, Marathi: िजवन) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gîvan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Givan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 184,710th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,174,018 people. Givan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Givan are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Givan is also the 198,172nd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 1,532 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,686 people, or 1 in 214,982. In The United States Givan is most common in: Alabama, where 11 percent live, Kentucky, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.
Givan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Givan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 394 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Givan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Givan surname is chiefly Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Givan last name are 17.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.74% being registered with the political party.
Givan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,555 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Givan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Givan in the Hindi language | ||
| जीवन | jivana | - |
| Givan in the Marathi language | ||
| िजवन | ijavana | 47.62 |
| जीवन | jivana | 33.33 |
| िगवन | igavana | 9.52 |
| गीवन | givana | 4.76 |
| िजवण | ijavana | 4.76 |
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Givan Reference & Research
Givens FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Givens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Givan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis