Keevans Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keevans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keevans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:261,6089,673
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Keevans Last Name Facts

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

Keevans is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keevans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Keevans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Keevans live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 261,608. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 94 percent reside and Connaught, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Ireland Keevans occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Keevans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keevans has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keevans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Keevans last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kevans9286/
Keevens862/
Keavans860/
Keivans860/
Kevens7730/
Kebans776/
Kavans771/
Cevans771/
Kovans771/
Qevans771/
Kevons770/
Kewans770/
Keivens7151/
Quevans718/
Chevans715/
Kievens710/
Keavens710/
Chevanns672/
Khivansh671/

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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 Keevans
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