Trevenen Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Trevenen Surname Definition:

From Trevenen (found Trevennen and Tremenen) in Gorran, which Tonkin thinks may mean "the town of birth, in reference to its fertility:" but the name is more probably from the root of Trevena, q. v.

Trevenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2421:111,55212,427
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Trevenen (10) may also be a first name.

Trevenen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Trevenen (found Trevennen and Tremenen) in Gorran, which Tonkin thinks may mean "the town of birth, in reference to its fertility:" but the name is more probably from the root of Trevena, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Trevennen; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Trevenen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trevenen has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Trevenen.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Trevenen is the 658,434th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Trevenen live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Trevenen is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 111,552. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 34 percent reside, Western Australia, where 34 percent reside and Queensland, where 12 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Trevenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trevenen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trevenen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trevenen last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Trevenen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning R 175,992 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $58,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trevennen9440/
Travenen887/
Trevenin880/
Trevenion820/
Trevennin820/
Trevenning780/
Tyrvänen7513/
Tervinen756/
Tyrvinen755/
Travenin751/
Tyrvainen7113/
Tervainen714/
Trewhinnen672/
Travynyn6319/
Travinin6312/
Trebinin631/

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