Chavarría Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Chavarría Surname Definition:

One who came from Cavarri in Spain; shortened form of Echevarría.

Found in Vizcaya and of Basque origin, name is foreshortening of Echevarria, meaning new house.

See Echevarria.

Chavarría Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1611:770,97011,417
Panama1411:27,7471,667
Costa Rica431:111,1641,807
Guatemala351:459,5055,058
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
El Salvador221:288,3592,375
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Chavarria (198,961) are calculated separately.

Chavarría Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Cavarri in Spain; shortened form of Echevarría.

Found in Vizcaya and of Basque origin, name is foreshortening of Echevarria, meaning new house.

See Echevarria.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Chavarría Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chavarría is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Chavarria. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chavarría? popularity and diffusion

It is the 610,848th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Chavarría reside; 50 percent reside in Central America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Chavarría is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 770,970. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 32 percent are found, México, where 20 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Mexico it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 28 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 8 percent are found.

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