Keever Surname

113,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Keever Surname Definition:

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

Keever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9271:92,29910,372
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7291:68,8877,467

Keever (127) may also be a first name.

Keever 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

Keever Last Name Facts

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

Keever is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Keever click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keever? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keever is the 113,107th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,780,925 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Keever are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most numerous first name globally, borne by 127 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,927 people, or 1 in 92,299. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 24 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Keever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keever has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 611 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keever Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Keever last name are 25.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the party.

The amount Keever earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.44% less than the national average, earning R 110,640 per year and in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keevert9278/
Kever911,931/
Keehaver865/
Kaever83219/
Keiver83194/
Kiever83115/
Kuever8361/
Kevere8341/
Koever8311/
Keaver8311/
Kyever839/
Keyver832/
Keveer831/
Keewer831/
Kehver831/
Ceever830/
Kkever830/
Kevier830/
Kevr8015/
Cheever773,017/
Queever776/
Keiewer771/
Keeweer771/
Kaeveer771/
Kevertt771/
Ckeaver771/
Kieveir770/
Keveire770/
Kover731,008/
Köver73538/
Kaver73449/
Kiver73315/
Kewer73177/
Kyver73119/
Cever7343/
Käver7318/
Kéver7313/
Kevir734/
Kevyr732/
Keivr730/
Keverova711/
Cevher673,382/
Khaver67609/
Chever67497/
Kibeer67193/
Kaaver6782/
Kewere6772/
Kouver6752/
Quever6743/
Kohver6738/
Khover6733/
Kavier6730/
Kaiver6726/
Kaveer6724/
Kivere6722/
Khevre678/
Kaewer678/
Kiewer676/
Keberr676/
Coever676/
Kivesr675/
Kahver675/
Kauver673/
Kaweer673/
Ceaver672/
Kovear672/
Koewer672/
Keaber672/
Kyewer672/
Cevear671/
Kavear671/
Khewer671/
Khiver671/
Kueuer671/
Kuewer671/
Caever671/
Kheewr671/
Cuever671/
Kebher671/
Keweir671/
Kävert671/
Kievir671/
Kyvere670/
Kuiver670/

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