Trewavas Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Trewavas Surname Definition:

From tre-wavas, -gwavas, the winterly or exposed dwelling.

Trewavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1851:24,4774,275
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Trewavas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From tre-wavas, -gwavas, the winterly or exposed dwelling.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Trewavas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trewavas is found most frequently in New Zealand. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trewavas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 953,750th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. Trewavas occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Trewavas are found; 79 percent are found in Australasia and 79 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 24,477. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Tasman Region, where 70 percent are found, Nelson, where 8 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Trewavas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Trewavas has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Trewavas surname contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trewavis8841/
Trewevas880/
Trevas86228/
Travas86203/
Treivavas820/
Truevas80216/
Travaso80210/
Trevias8060/
Travasa8034/
Treyvas8027/
Travias8023/
Treavis8020/
Treivas807/
Trevaso807/
Travase806/
Travasi806/
Teravas805/
Taravas805/
Traivas804/
Troevas804/
Travhas802/
Travaos801/
Travasu801/
Trevasu801/
Trevhas801/
Travass801/
Tarevas801/
Trevías801/
Treaves800/
Trevass800/
Travaas800/
Trevs7733/
Travs771/
Travasso753,627/
Travassi7566/
Travassa7516/
Travasse7514/
Terravas7512/
Travhaso758/
Teeravas758/
Travasci757/
Taravaso755/
Travasoo753/
Trevhaso752/
Travasah751/
Trevasso751/
Traivaso751/
Torrevas751/
Treivasa751/
Treivase751/
Travis7154,087/
Traves711,727/
Treves711,131/
Trevis711,042/
Trafas71677/
Travascio71376/
Trovas71233/
Torevasei71176/
Trefas71163/
Travaš71157/
Tarvas71111/
Trivas7173/
Turvas7138/
Torvas7138/
Tervas7134/
Drevas7126/
Travso718/
Trevos717/
Travascia715/
Través714/
Travus713/
Traivs713/
Travaz713/
Tiravassi713/
Travos712/
Dravas711/
Trevaz711/
Trevus711/
Turavasah711/
Travès711/
Travaseio711/
Treviso671,050/
Trevisi67825/
Traviss67678/
Travesi67241/
Travaci67235/
Traffas67209/
Traveso67136/
Tourvas67119/
Travesa67116/
Trouvas67112/
Travisi67103/
Treveys67102/
Treviss6779/
Travous6774/
Travess6773/
Trivass6765/
Trevise6759/
Travise6755/
Traveis6744/
Dreaves6742/
Treyvus6740/
Treivus6731/
Trovias6731/
Tarafas6729/
Treeves6723/
Travies6722/
Dravasa6722/
Torevaseyi6721/
Traviso6719/
Travesí6716/
Trevese6713/
Trevusi6712/
Travoss6711/
Travosi678/
Traviza677/
Trevies677/
Trebova676/
Traveza676/
Treveso676/
Taraves675/
Trevose674/
Tervasi674/
Tyrovas674/
Trevéus674/
Daravas673/
Travsso673/
Turaves673/
Terevus672/
Travesy672/
Tareves672/
Trevesi672/
Travisa672/
Dravaso672/
Travazo672/
Trevios672/
Duravas671/
Traivis671/
Travoso671/
Trvasso671/
Turivas671/
Teravis671/
Taravis671/
Taurvas671/
Tarvase671/
Terevis671/
Trofeas671/
Trivias671/
Trevees671/
Darevas671/
Travazi671/
Trevoes671/
Treafus670/
Trevess670/
Traavis670/
Travuse670/
Travese670/
Travvis670/
Travuso670/
Travwis670/
Trivova531/
Trieuová502/

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