Kevan Surname
Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname
Kevan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kevin' (Yonge), evidently a Welsh name.
Kavan ap Howell, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Kevan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 456 | 1:122,189 | 12,328 |
| United States | 328 | 1:1,105,058 | 79,932 |
| Australia | 323 | 1:83,578 | 9,683 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Scotland | 77 | 1:69,530 | 5,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 166 | 1:146,840 | 13,053 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:41,591 | 3,112 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Kevan (12,280) may also be a first name.
Kevan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kevin' (Yonge), evidently a Welsh name.
Kavan ap Howell, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
A Kirkcudbrightshire surname. A form of Cavens, which see. John Kevan, tenant in Barbershall, Parton, 1792 (Kirkcudbright), and five Kevands are recorded in the Comrnissariot Record of Wigtown in the eighteenth century. Agnes Kevand in Caumford, parish of Kirkinner, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 267).
(Celtic) 1 Kind, Beloved, Gentle [Irish and Gaelic caomh (mh as v) + the diminutive suff. -án] 2 belonging to Cefn (the name of numerous places in Wales) = the Ridge [Welsh cefn]
Kevan Demographics
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Kevan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kevan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kevan (Arabic: كيفان, Hindi: केवन, Marathi: केवन, Russian: Кеван) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kevan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kevan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kevan is the 257,936th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Kevan are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. Kevan is also the 53,316th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 12,280 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 122,189. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.
Kevan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kevan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kevan surname expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 965 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kevan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kevan surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.9% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kevan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning R 249,360 per year; in United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $49,022 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kevan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kevan in the Hindi language | ||
| केवन | kevana | 86.79 |
| केवना | kevana | 11.32 |
| केवान | kevana | 1.89 |
| Kevan in the Marathi language | ||
| केवन | kevana | 80.95 |
| केवान | kevana | 9.52 |
| कॅवन | kevana | 4.76 |
| केिवन | keivana | 4.76 |
| Kevan in the Russian language | ||
| Кеван | kevan | - |
| Kevan in the Arabic language | ||
| كيفان | kyfan | - |
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Kevan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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