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

The last name Keevans occurs most in Ireland. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keevans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Keevans is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Keevans are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Keevans is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 261,608. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 94 percent live and Connaught, where 6 percent live. Apart from Ireland Keevans is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Keevans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keevans has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keevans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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