Giveness Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zambia

Giveness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giveness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Giveness (3,656) may also be a first name.

Giveness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giveness occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Giveness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giveness? popularity and diffusion

Giveness is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Giveness reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Giveness is also the 116,765th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 3,656 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Barring Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givnes866/
Ivenes865/
Ievenes8071/
Gevenes8027/
Givines8020/
Guvenes807/
Eveness803/
Ivenets802/
Hivenes801/
Jivenes801/
Giveney800/
Gaivenis7512/
Gjævenes7511/
Givinges751/
Ngoivene751/
Ivenisse751/
Guivener751/
Givinnes750/
Givenney750/
Evenes71245/
Ibenes7143/
Ivines7138/
Yvenes7133/
Ivenäs7113/
Jivene712/
Ivenez712/
Giveni711/
Gevene711/
Gyvene711/
Gewnes711/
Ivenys711/
Ivenis710/
Giveny710/
Givine710/
Zivenge67113/
Givnish6771/
Găvenea6736/
Ayvenes6727/
Gevenez6726/
Eveniss6722/
Cevenes6717/
Guvenis6717/
Guevene6713/
Hibenes6712/
Jevenes6710/
Sevenes679/
Gebenes678/
Eveneus678/
Givanis673/
Aivines673/
Givenni673/
Givenai673/
Gevanes672/
Evenest672/
Ziviene672/
Givanez671/
Giveeni671/
Giviner671/
Zivenee671/
Givaine671/
Ivengis671/
Siviene671/
Gevones671/
Ngiveni671/
Ibeanes671/
Evyness671/
Siveune671/
Guivine671/
Ibeneis671/
Guiveni671/
Zevenes671/
Giviney670/
Gibeney670/
Jewness670/
Hevenes670/
Ivineus670/
Gibneys670/
Giveniy670/
Eweness670/
Geveney670/

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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 Giveness
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