Keaver Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keaver Surname Definition:

KEVEAR: From ke-veor, the great hedge; or kea-veor, the great enclosure.

Keaver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Keaver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KEVEAR: From ke-veor, the great hedge; or kea-veor, the great enclosure.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Keaver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keaver is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keaver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Keaver reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Keaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keaver has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keaver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ckeaver921/
Kever911,931/
Kaver91449/
Keehaver865/
Keever834,092/
Kavere832,502/
Khaver83609/
Kaever83219/
Keiver83194/
Kiever83115/
Kaaver8382/
Kuever8361/
Kevere8341/
Kavaer8338/
Kavier8330/
Kaiver8326/
Kaveer8324/
Koever8311/
Kavher8311/
Kyever839/
Kahver835/
Kauver833/
Ceaver832/
Keaber832/
Katver832/
Keyver832/
Kavear831/
Kehver831/
Keveer831/
Kevier830/
Kkever830/
Kavr80120/
Kevr8015/
Khavere772,808/
Keevert7778/
Cheaver7729/
Kaivert7714/
Kavhere776/
Khayver772/
Kaeveer771/
Kevertt771/
Kyiaver771/
Kaveere771/
Kaveire771/
Kaverre771/
Kaavere771/
Kayaver771/
Kieveir770/
Keveire770/
Kavre7315,757/
Caver732,563/
Kawer731,067/
Kavir73649/
Kiver73315/
Kewer73177/
Kyver73119/
Cever7343/
Käver7318/
Kéver7313/
Kevir734/
Kevre733/
Kevyr732/
Kauvr731/
Kavhr731/
Kavrr731/
Khavr731/
Kavyr731/
Keivr730/
Kaverova7167/
Keverova711/
Khayverz711/
Kawere675,194/
Cevher673,382/
Khawer67958/
Chever67497/
Cavier67331/
Kavire67218/
Kibeer67193/
Cavert67143/
Khavir6787/
Khavre6786/
Kewere6772/
Khaverova6759/
Kouver6752/
Cauver6746/
Quever6743/
Kauwer6727/
Kivere6722/
Khevre678/
Kahwer678/
Kaewer678/
Coever676/
Kavair676/
Kiewer676/
Keberr676/
Kivesr675/
Kaberh675/
Kaavre674/
Kavior674/
Quaver673/
Kaweer673/
Casver673/
Kawier673/
Kavyor672/
Koewer672/
Kavhre672/
Kyewer672/
Cavere672/
Kaouer672/
Kavisr671/
Keewer671/
Kaivir671/
Kaiwer671/
Khewer671/
Kevire671/
Khiver671/
Kueuer671/
Kuewer671/
Caever671/
Cuever671/
Ckaber671/
Kebher671/
Caiver671/
Keweir671/
Kayvrd671/
Kaawer671/
Kävert671/
Qaveer671/
Kievir671/
Khavyr671/
Kheewr671/
Kawear671/
Kyvere670/
Kawger670/
Kuiver670/
Ceever670/

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