Chanchavac Surname

85,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Chanchavac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanchavac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala5,5091:2,919456
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

Chanchavac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chanchavac is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanchavac? popularity and diffusion

Chanchavac is the 85,922nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,298,796 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chanchavac reside; 98 percent reside in Central America and 98 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 5,509 people, or 1 in 2,919. In Guatemala Chanchavac is primarily concentrated in: Quiché Department, where 54 percent reside, Suchitepéquez Department, where 15 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Guatemala this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Chanchavac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chanchavac last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Chanchavac earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $38,690 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanchavac951/
Chanchavc951/
Chan Chavac951/
Chanchabac9012/
Chonchavac901/
Chamchavac901/
Hanchabok631/
Chenchevyk6036/
Chenchevik6019/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chanchavac
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