Jevans Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jevans Surname User-submission:

Jevans is a Welsh surname. It is a variant on Evans (a Welsh form of the name John), some other variants are Yevan, Ieuan, Ifan. The suffix -s in English signifying 'son of'.

The name Jevans is found not so much in Wales but in the Welsh border counties of England.

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Jevans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jevans (166) may also be a first name.

Jevans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jevans is a Welsh surname. It is a variant on Evans (a Welsh form of the name John), some other variants are Yevan, Ieuan, Ifan. The suffix -s in English signifying 'son of'.

The name Jevans is found not so much in Wales but in the Welsh border counties of England. Early uses of the letter J were often to represent the sound of Y as in the word 'yes'. The word ap in Welsh means 'son of'.

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Jevans Last Name Facts

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

Jevans is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jevans.

How Common Is The Last Name Jevans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Jevans is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Jevans are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 710,504th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 166 people.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Jevans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jevans has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jevans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jevans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.65% less than the national average, earning R 12,708 per year and in United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeavans9233/
Djevans921/
Jeevans921/
Jeuvans920/
Evans91832,105/
Jevons831,464/
Eveans83165/
Jevens83111/
Evains8326/
Evanns8325/
Ievans8320/
Evanss8318/
Hevans837/
Sevans837/
Evaans834/
Gevans832/
Zevans832/
Evan's832/
Cevans831/
Jivans831/
Evajns831/
Evansj831/
Evgans831/
Jeavons772,527/
Jeavens778/
D'Evans778/
Chevans775/
Heavans775/
Jeabons772/
Evaanss771/
Sevhans771/
Jeveins771/
Seveans770/
Gevains770/
Evons7377/
Ebans7370/
Evanz7316/
Chevanse7120/
Chevanns712/
Jeavoins711/
Givans671,516/
Ievens678/
Hewans673/
Hivans672/
Sivans672/
Ehuans671/
Yewans671/
Evoins671/
Evannz671/
Jebons671/
Sewans671/
Ewhans671/
Yevens671/
Ebeans671/
Ebanns671/
Sevanç671/
Eveins670/
Ebhans670/

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