Chavé Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chavé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Chave (3,953) & Cháve (1) are calculated separately.
Chavé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavé Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chavé is most common in Switzerland. It can also be found as a variant: Chave or Cháve. For other potential spellings of Chavé click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavé? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Chavé are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Chavé is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent live and Mexico, where 20 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chavé
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