Chav Surname

108,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,9491:3,922633
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Israel421:203,75319,703
India261:29,502,515369,827
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Qatar161:147,37516,023
France141:4,744,480251,814
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Cháv (1) are calculated separately.

Chav (1,727) may also be a first name.

Chav Last Name Facts

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

Chav (Hindi: चाव, Marathi: चव, Russian: Чав) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Cháv. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 108,642nd most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,701,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chav are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Chav is also the 184,711th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,727 people.

It is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,949 people, or 1 in 3,922. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent live, Kampong Thom Province, where 10 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Cambodia this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Chav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chav surname are 39.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chav earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.52% less than the national average, earning $38,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cháv921/
Chaev89734/
Cheav89143/
Chauv89133/
Chavs89116/
Chavz8916/
Chhav8914/
Chaiv8911/
Chaav897/
Chavh892/
Chavt892/
Chavd891/
Schav891/
Cav864,739/
Hav861,453/
Chheav80100/
Chhauv803/
Chahav803/
Schauv803/
Chaivs801/
Chhaiv801/
Chavsh801/
Cheavs801/
Schavp801/
Chavëz801/
Schavs801/
Chavws801/
Chaw7528,098/
Chab756,940/
Chap756,445/
Ciav751,997/
Shav751,866/
Khav751,766/
Chaf75557/
Chov75306/
Haav75251/
Chev75247/
Hayv7588/
Havh7518/
Havs7512/
Havt7512/
Hsav759/
Heav757/
Caiv756/
Havf755/
Zhav753/
Haiv753/
Csav753/
Cauv752/
Hauv752/
Caav751/
Tcav751/
Cavf751/
Havz751/
Hajv751/
Cohv750/
Chapova73180/
Chabová7358/
Chavova7313/
Chabova733/
Chaheev732/
Chaib6763,095/
Chafe673,930/
Chaab673,608/
Chowa673,098/
Chape672,288/
Chaïb672,145/
Sahav671,401/
Chaif671,037/
Schaf67851/
Chapp67739/
Chova67582/
Chhab67381/
Cheap67311/
Khauv67290/
Chaff67240/
Zahav67200/
Schaw67199/
Chapt67190/
Khavf67162/
Kheav67159/
Chaub67154/
Chaps67150/
Chaip67126/
Shaiv6787/
Cheab6778/
Havsø6775/
Shavd6771/
Schov6755/
Havås6748/
Tshav6748/
Hsiav6746/
Chauw6743/
Chaiw6742/
Chayb6727/
Cheaw6727/
Chaaf6725/
Choev6724/
Chauf6721/
Chhap6720/
Chabd6717/
Cshaw6717/
Sceav6717/
Chabs6712/
Dzhav6712/
Chaew6712/
Shahv6712/
Chabh6711/
Cheiv6710/
Chatp678/
Chaft678/
Tchap678/
Chabz675/
Khaiv675/
Chasp674/
Chaap674/
Shauv674/
Chhov674/
Chaef674/
Cheev673/
Tchaw673/
Tchab673/
Shavt672/
Cheaf672/
Chawt672/
Chahb672/
Chaup672/
Chaph672/
Choov672/
Chouv671/
Cheuv671/
Chavhova671/
Chawz671/
Havfe671/
Shsav671/
Shaav671/
Shavh671/
Shavp671/
Khaav671/
D'Hav671/
Chovs671/
Ciahv671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Chasb671/
Chapz671/
Chatb671/
Shayv671/
Chayw671/
Chawp670/
Havch670/
Sheav670/

Chav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chav in the Hindi language
चावcava99.46
चवcava0.54
Chav in the Marathi language
चवcava70.97
चावcava29.03
Chav in the Russian language
Чавcav-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chav
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