Kevin Surname
Approximately 34,137 people bear this surname
Kevin 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.
Kevin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 9,051 | 1:1,502 | 284 |
| Kenya | 6,126 | 1:7,538 | 996 |
| Nigeria | 4,130 | 1:42,892 | 3,369 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,786 | 1:2,154 | 84 |
| United States | 2,942 | 1:123,202 | 13,116 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| Indonesia | 1,052 | 1:125,712 | 12,664 |
| Australia | 829 | 1:32,564 | 4,310 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| India | 451 | 1:1,700,810 | 61,500 |
| England | 355 | 1:156,952 | 14,819 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Canada | 223 | 1:165,227 | 16,632 |
| Singapore | 171 | 1:32,209 | 1,193 |
| Malaysia | 145 | 1:203,408 | 11,963 |
| Finland | 135 | 1:40,716 | 5,124 |
| France | 122 | 1:544,449 | 74,270 |
| Thailand | 117 | 1:603,747 | 102,586 |
| Russia | 107 | 1:1,346,944 | 95,217 |
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| Solomon Islands | 104 | 1:5,577 | 775 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Ireland | 88 | 1:53,511 | 3,767 |
| China | 85 | 1:16,086,136 | 935 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 63 | 1:145,433 | 11,563 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 1:6,176,404 | 2,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Mauritius | 13 | 1:99,494 | 7,941 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 95 | 1:46,630 | 4,041 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
The alternate forms: Kévin (11) are calculated separately.
Kevin (2,688,122) may also be a first name.
Kevin 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 the same name as Kevan1 (q.v.), but with the diminutive suff. -ín instead of -án.
2 the Irish Caoimghen = Noble- or Gentle-Born [Irish caoimh + gen or ghen].
—Joyce.
3 v. Kevan, Keven2.
Irish ccemhgin, "the beautiful offspring." O'Donovan, in Irish Penny Journ., p. 327.
(Celtic.) From Coemhghin, the beautiful offspring, aoibhinn, pleasant, comely. Caomhan, a noble, kind, and friendly man.
Kevin Demographics
Kevin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kevin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kevin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kevin (Arabic: كيّفن, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻦ, Hindi: केविन, Marathi: केिवन, Oriya: େକଭିନ୍, Russian: Кевин) is more commonly found in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kévin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kevin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,285th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 213,479 people. Kevin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kevin live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kevin is also the 199th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,688,122 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 9,051 people, or 1 in 1,502. Barring Chad Kevin exists in 143 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Kevin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kevin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kevin surname expanded 4,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 7 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kevin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kevin last name are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kevin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning 475,213 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $45,715 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kevin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻦ | kfn | - |
| Kevin in the Hindi language | ||
| केविन | kevina | 95.35 |
| केवीन | kevina | 4.65 |
| Kevin in the Marathi language | ||
| केिवन | keivana | 56.12 |
| केवीन | kevina | 39.35 |
| केबीन | kebina | 0.42 |
| कॅवीन | kevina | 0.42 |
| केवन | kevana | 0.32 |
| केवेन | kevena | 0.32 |
| वीन | vina | 0.11 |
| केविन | kevina | 0.11 |
| टेवीन | tevina | 0.11 |
| केलीन | kelina | 0.11 |
| Kevin in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଭିନ୍ | ekabhin | 50 |
| େକବିନ୍ | ekabin | 50 |
| Kevin in the Russian language | ||
| Кевин | kevin | - |
| Kevin in the Arabic language | ||
| كيّفن | kyfn | - |
| كفين | kfyn | - |
| كافين | kafyn | - |
| كيفين | kyfyn | - |
| كافن | kafn | - |
| كيفن | kyfn | - |
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