Chave Surname
Approximately 3,953 people bear this surname
Chave Surname Definition:
Chave is an old Tiverton name, and the Chaves still have their home in that town and its neighbourhood. In the list of Tiverton churchwardens, the name of Chave occurs for the years 1733 and 1747 (D.).
Chave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,947 | 1:34,115 | 4,154 |
| England | 336 | 1:165,828 | 15,373 |
| Brazil | 289 | 1:740,742 | 27,069 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Argentina | 231 | 1:185,036 | 15,463 |
| French Polynesia | 117 | 1:2,400 | 486 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Taiwan | 42 | 1:558,208 | 4,168 |
| Colombia | 41 | 1:1,165,221 | 9,805 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 198 | 1:123,108 | 11,637 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Chavé (5) & Cháve (1) are calculated separately.
Chave (387) may also be a first name.
Chave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chave is an old Tiverton name, and the Chaves still have their home in that town and its neighbourhood. In the list of Tiverton churchwardens, the name of Chave occurs for the years 1733 and 1747 (D.).
Chave Demographics
Average Male Chave Height
173.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chave (Hindi: चावे, Marathi: चवे, Russian: Чаве) occurs most in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Chavé or Cháve. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chave? popularity and diffusion
It is the 116,594th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,843,548 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Chave reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 440,394th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 387 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 1,947 people, or 1 in 34,115. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 46 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 33 percent are found and Occitanie, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Chave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chave has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Chave last name rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 946 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chave last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chave earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $19,570,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,732 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chave in the Hindi language | ||
| चावे | cave | 66.67 |
| छविराजी | chaviraji | 33.33 |
| Chave in the Marathi language | ||
| चवे | cave | 15.38 |
| चवरे | cavare | 15.38 |
| चरवे | carave | 15.38 |
| चेॅावे | ceeave | 15.38 |
| कचवे | kacave | 15.38 |
| चावे | cave | 15.38 |
| चौवे | cauve | 7.69 |
| Chave in the Russian language | ||
| Чаве | cave | - |
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