Chavez Surname
Approximately 1,577,781 people bear this surname
Chavez Surname Definition:
(Spanish) Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal), a Spanish male name.
Read More About This SurnameChavez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 603,492 | 1:206 | 29 |
| United States | 203,414 | 1:1,782 | 150 |
| Peru | 201,980 | 1:157 | 18 |
| Guatemala | 72,004 | 1:223 | 34 |
| Philippines | 65,323 | 1:1,550 | 96 |
| Bolivia | 61,261 | 1:173 | 19 |
| Argentina | 57,810 | 1:739 | 96 |
| Ecuador | 49,291 | 1:323 | 42 |
| Colombia | 47,240 | 1:1,011 | 217 |
| Venezuela | 38,214 | 1:790 | 149 |
| El Salvador | 38,023 | 1:167 | 36 |
| Chile | 29,984 | 1:588 | 132 |
| Honduras | 27,710 | 1:318 | 69 |
| Paraguay | 19,872 | 1:364 | 86 |
| Nicaragua | 15,821 | 1:381 | 84 |
| Cuba | 15,357 | 1:750 | 125 |
| Spain | 9,971 | 1:4,689 | 582 |
| Panama | 9,057 | 1:432 | 84 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,759 | 1:2,775 | 368 |
| Brazil | 1,662 | 1:128,805 | 4,906 |
| Canada | 1,151 | 1:32,012 | 4,156 |
| Uruguay | 968 | 1:3,545 | 416 |
| Costa Rica | 716 | 1:6,676 | 436 |
| Iran | 445 | 1:172,545 | 14,526 |
| Australia | 334 | 1:80,825 | 9,395 |
| Belize | 254 | 1:1,400 | 323 |
| Italy | 231 | 1:264,748 | 34,901 |
| England | 190 | 1:293,253 | 22,497 |
| French Polynesia | 178 | 1:1,578 | 281 |
| Thailand | 171 | 1:413,090 | 72,457 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| Germany | 161 | 1:500,034 | 42,738 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Israel | 128 | 1:66,857 | 8,331 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Puerto Rico | 99 | 1:35,860 | 955 |
| Belgium | 95 | 1:121,017 | 17,762 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 1:710,447 | 5,096 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| South Korea | 16 | 1:3,202,516 | 604 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,837 | 1:27,337 | 3,360 |
The alternate forms: Chávez (4,618), Chàvez (149), Chavéz (33), Chavèz (5), Chävez (3), Çhavez (1) & Chãvez (1) are calculated separately.
Chavez (2,516) may also be a first name.
Chavez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Spanish) Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal), a Spanish male name.
User-submitted Reference
Spanish derivation of Chaves a Portuguese surname and also a town near Portugal/Spain border.
- josechavezsalinasThis surename mean 'keys'. On their shield there are five golden keys.
- abraxas_13Chavez Demographics
Average Chavez Salary in
United States
$37,184 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chavez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chavez (Arabic: شافيز, Russian: Чавез) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also occur as: Chávez, Chàvez, Chavéz, Chavèz, Chävez, Çhavez or Chãvez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavez? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chavez is the 335th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,619 people. The last name Chavez is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Chavez are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 147,094th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,516 people.
This last name is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 603,492 people, or 1 in 206. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 13 percent are found, Jalisco, where 9 percent are found and Michoacán, where 9 percent are found. Not including Mexico it occurs in 139 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Peru, where 13 percent are found.
Chavez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chavez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chavez surname grew 11,073 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 19,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chavez Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chavez surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chavez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.75% less than the national average, earning €6,382 per year; in Norway they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning 277,214 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,857 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $22,128,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning $37,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $45,578 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chavez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chavez in the Russian language | ||
| Чавез | cavez | - |
| Chavez in the Arabic language | ||
| شافيز | shafyz | - |
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Chavez Reference & Research
Chaves FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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