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Where Does The Last Name Chaves Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chaves (Arabic: شافيس, Marathi: चैवस, Russian: Чавес) is most common in Brazil. It can occur as: Cháves, Chavés or Chavès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaves? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,474^th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 20,070 people. The surname Chaves is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Chaves reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 198,089^th most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,533 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 201,883 people, or 1 in 1,060. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 13 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 13 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Chaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chaves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chaves last name grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 9,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chaves surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chaves last name are 42.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chaves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 190.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,333 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.45% more than the national average, earning R 445,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $21,824,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,210 CAD per year.