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

Chaves (Arabic: شافيس, Marathi: चैवस, Russian: Чавес) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Cháves, Chavés or Chavès. Click here for further potential spellings of Chaves.

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

The last name is the 1,474^th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,070 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Chaves are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 198,089^th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,533 people.

The surname Chaves is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 201,883 people, or 1 in 1,060. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 13 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 13 percent live and Angola, where 7 percent live.

Chaves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chaves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 9,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chaves surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 95.88% being registered with 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.