Kever Surname

213,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kever Surname Definition:

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

Kever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8411:430,98637,180
Nigeria4041:438,47222,538
Belgium1931:59,5689,611
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
France491:1,355,566135,191
Ukraine481:948,39090,036
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Israel141:611,26042,949
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

The alternate forms: Kéver (13) are calculated separately.

Kever (325) may also be a first name.

Kever 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

Kever Last Name Facts

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

Kever (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: कॅवेऋ, Marathi: केवर, Russian: Кевер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kéver. For other possible spellings of Kever click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kever? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 213,274th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,773,975 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Kever live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kever is also the 486,495th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 325 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 430,986. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 26 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Kever occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Kever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kever has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kever last name rose 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kever Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kever last name are 8.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.42% registered with the party.

The amount Kever earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $39,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $63,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéver9313/
Keever914,092/
Kaever91219/
Keiver91194/
Kiever91115/
Kevere9141/
Koever9111/
Keaver9111/
Keyver912/
Keveer911/
Kehver911/
Kevier910/
Kkever910/
Keevert8378/
Ckeaver831/
Kevertt831/
Kaeveer831/
Keveire830/
Kieveir830/
Kover801,008/
Köver80538/
Kaver80449/
Kiver80315/
Kewer80177/
Kyver80119/
Cever8043/
Käver8018/
Kevir804/
Kevyr802/
Keverova771/
Cevher733,382/
Khaver73609/
Chever73497/
Kibeer73193/
Kaaver7382/
Kewere7372/
Quever7343/
Kohver7338/
Khover7333/
Kavier7330/
Kaiver7326/
Kaveer7324/
Kivere7322/
Kaewer738/
Kiewer736/
Coever736/
Keberr736/
Kivesr735/
Kahver735/
Kaweer733/
Keaber732/
Koewer732/
Kovear732/
Ceaver732/
Cevear731/
Kävert731/
Kievir731/
Kavear731/
Keewer731/
Khewer731/
Kevire731/
Khiver731/
Caever731/
Kebher731/
Keweir731/
Kyvere730/
Kuiver730/
Ceever730/
Cheever673,017/
Quevert6733/
Cheaver6729/
Kaivert6714/
Kisvetr6712/
Koitver678/
Kheweir678/
Queever676/
Kewuere673/
Khovier672/
Cheiver672/
Khayver672/
Khaweer671/
Keeweer671/
Khaewer671/
Kisvere671/
Keiwert670/
Keibear670/
Kewhere670/

Kever Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kever in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﺎﺭﻩkfarh-
Kever in the Hindi language
कॅवेऋkeve'r-
Kever in the Marathi language
केवरkevara-
Kever in the Russian language
Кеверkever-

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