Neven Surname

102,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Neven Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Cnaimhin (little bone); the son of Naoimhin (little saint).

Neven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,1631:5,315628
Netherlands7121:23,7183,841
Germany3571:225,50525,215
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Luxembourg1931:3,008379
Canada1231:299,55827,752
South Africa731:742,16051,964
France271:2,460,101186,232
Denmark251:225,78917,947
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland411:91,2984,744
England381:641,45731,575
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

The alternate forms: Nevén (11) & Néven (1) are calculated separately.

Neven (34,480) may also be a first name.

Neven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Cnaimhin (little bone); the son of Naoimhin (little saint).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Neven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neven (Arabic: نايفن, Marathi: नेवेन, Russian: Невен) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Nevén or Néven. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,613th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,588,047 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Neven live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Neven is also the 25,016th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 34,480 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,163 people, or 1 in 5,315. In Belgium Neven is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 15 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Belgium it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Neven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 261 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Neven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Neven are 21.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning R 241,884 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $56,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nevén9311/
Néven931/
Nevgen91285/
Neveen91194/
Neeven91102/
Naeven9154/
Neaven9130/
Nevein9112/
Nieven9111/
Nevend9111/
Nevhen9110/
Nevien913/
Nevene912/
Neyven912/
Nevenn911/
Neuven911/
Neiven911/
Neveng911/
Nevean910/
Nevent910/
Nieveen83250/
Neeveen835/
Nethven833/
Nevenne832/
Neveene831/
Neiveen831/
Nevienė831/
Nevin8010,561/
Niven808,254/
Naven80597/
Noven80457/
Nevem8043/
Nevín809/
Nevyn803/
Nyven802/
Nevenova7798/
Nevissen772/
Neeventh770/
Naveen7312,893/
Nebgen73626/
Neevin73196/
Nevine73146/
Neavin73141/
Nevina7375/
Neving7356/
Nysven7353/
Neavyn7352/
Noveen7351/
Nievin7325/
Novean7325/
Navein7324/
Navien7322/
Naween7321/
Nebhen7319/
Nyveen7316/
Niveen7313/
Gnevin738/
Nevgin735/
Novien735/
Naiven734/
Nevyna734/
Neevyn734/
Nesvin733/
Netvin733/
Nevoin732/
Nevain732/
Nivene732/
Noween732/
Navenn731/
Newhen731/
Nivien731/
Naaven731/
Nebene731/
Nevion731/
Gnevem731/
Nebean731/
Newene731/
Nevhyn731/
Nivean731/
Nivesn731/
Nevinn730/
Neivin730/
Navean730/
Newean730/
Neveynova7114/
Neveinova713/
Nysveen67372/
Nijveen6795/
Neevina6767/
Nebisen6712/
Nebesne679/
Neevyna675/
Nethvin673/
Nesving672/
Nebesin672/
Nevinth672/
Najveen671/
Neavine671/
Nevihng671/
Nevitin671/
Nowheen671/
Nnaveen671/
Nohween671/
Niveing671/
Nyveang671/
Naivien671/
Nevinne670/
Neiveim670/
Neweten670/
Nahaven670/

Neven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neven in the Marathi language
नेवेनnevena-
Neven in the Russian language
Невенneven-
Neven in the Arabic language
نايفنnayfn-

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