Cheves Surname

189,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Cheves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7411:489,14841,318
Costa Rica3881:12,320557
Argentina3501:122,12410,337
Ecuador2801:56,8074,970
Guatemala1541:104,4332,982
Nicaragua671:89,8671,800
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Honduras461:191,6622,202
Peru321:993,25418,991
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England141:3,979,861125,553
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belize11:355,4743,977
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:87,0524,622
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Cheves (49) may also be a first name.

Cheves Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cheves Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cheves (Marathi: चॅवेस, Russian: Чевес) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cheves.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 189,210th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. Cheves occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cheves reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cheves is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name globally, held by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 489,148. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

Cheves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cheves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheves surname increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cheves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cheves surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cheves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning R 204,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 88.86% more than the national average, earning $42,875,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheeves92388/
Cheaves92318/
Chieves92162/
Cheives9215/
Scheves9214/
Chevies927/
Chevess926/
Cheveis921/
Chevese921/
Chevest920/
Cheveas920/
Cheve911,201/
Heves91452/
Ceves9117/
Schevets869/
Scheeves860/
Chaves83363,112/
Chevez8318,681/
Chevet831,832/
Scheve831,330/
Chevis831,084/
Chever83497/
Chebes83153/
Choves83148/
Chieve83110/
Chives83108/
Chevee8384/
Chevey8369/
Cevese8365/
Sheves8333/
Hevesh8319/
Chevée8317/
Cheive8312/
Hetves8312/
Chevie8310/
Cheveu836/
Heaves834/
Cheved834/
Cheave833/
Ceveas833/
Heveis832/
Cieves832/
Chevei832/
Cevess831/
Chevea831/
Chevys831/
Heeves831/
Hevest831/
Cheeve831/
Ceives831/
Cheuve831/
Cheveh831/
Kheves831/
Ceveys830/
Heives830/
Chewes830/
Ceaves830/
Heve80187/
Ceve8089/
Chehyvets802/
Cheever773,017/
Sheaves77920/
Chivese77846/
Schieve77444/
Chavies77295/
Chevais77276/
Scheive77107/
Scheeve77106/
Shevets7788/
Shevesh7761/
Schives7757/
Schevis7753/
Chevett7751/
Chaives7747/
Sheives7745/
Chetver7744/
Chebets7736/
Schevey7732/
Cheaver7729/
Schewes7720/
Cheavis7717/
Chaveas7716/
Cheevis7715/
Scheave7712/
Schebes7710/
Sheeves775/
Chavess775/
Chavesz774/
Cheavez774/
Shieves774/
Chaevez774/
Sceeves774/
Chevije774/
Chavees773/
Cheiver772/
Schevet772/
Chhaves772/
Cevesse772/
Ceverzs771/
Cheheve771/
Cheibes771/
Chevish771/
Chavesh771/
Chebese771/
Schevie771/
Chaveis771/
Chaaves771/
Cahyves771/
Chivees771/
Chaveus771/
Cehevez771/
Chehues771/
Chehveh771/
Cheavej771/
Cheviss770/
Chievis770/
Chesver770/
Cheebes770/
Heavess770/
Ceavese770/
Chewe7343,331/
Hewes733,550/
Hevey731,476/
Hives731,108/
Hever73835/
Chive73703/
Cives73662/
Seves73624/
Cevey73610/
Chevy73602/
Chebe73495/
Hebes73193/
Chevi73169/
Cebes73140/
Keves73132/
Cevei73123/
Cevis73100/
Híves7395/
Chevé7389/
Jeves7378/
Heeve7378/
Sheve7366/
Geves7354/
Heveš7352/
Heave7343/
Cever7343/
Hevis7335/
Cevez7327/
Heved7325/
Hyves7323/
Heive7317/
Cevec7312/
Cevet7311/
Kheve738/
Hevei737/
Zeves737/
Ceave736/
Cevge735/
Xeves734/
Hevet733/
Hevea733/
Cewes732/
Cevee732/
Hevez732/
Sceve731/
Cetve731/
Ceuve731/
Ceeve731/
Scheiver7126/
Chetverh7126/
Scheivis7117/
Scheever7112/
Scheaver715/
Cheviche712/
Kheyvets711/
Chiveshe711/
Schebesh711/
Scheiues711/
Schievee711/
Schevetz711/
Cheimpes711/
Chisvets711/
Schevedt711/
Scheweis711/
Scheibes711/
Chaivesh711/
Scheveer710/
Scheyver710/
Chavez671,577,781/
Chavis6717,336/
Schewe676,360/
Heavey673,323/
Jeeves671,824/
Shives671,794/
Heaver671,518/
Chiver67771/
Sevese67721/
Hebesh67663/
Shevet67490/
Chivet67449/
Sieves67382/
Shever67373/
Keeves67317/
Shetve67313/
Schive67289/
Sevets67221/
Chivis67204/
Heever67182/
Chiove67178/
Schebesch67148/
Cheywe67139/
Hebets67135/
Chewey67129/
Sheive67124/
Chibee67117/
Chebeň67105/
Chevai6796/
Hebeis6793/
Shevey6793/
Chawes6767/
Chebei6767/
Chévez6760/
Chebez6745/
Kieves6744/
Chaive6743/
Heibes6742/
Shevis6737/
Cheibe6736/
Chivez6736/
Chewea6736/
Kevesh6729/
Schebe6728/
Hetver6728/
Cheewa6728/
Chivee6726/
Cheiva6723/
Cesvet6722/
Shebes6721/
Chebhe6720/
Cheebe6720/
Hebest6719/
Heiver6718/
Chewie6718/
Cheeva6716/
Chhevi6716/
Chyver6716/
Chehue6715/
Chovez6714/
Scieve6714/
Chebesova6713/
Schyve6713/
Cheebi6712/
Sheyve6711/
Chevit6711/
Queves6710/
Kevees679/
Shieve679/
Ciebes679/
Cheweu679/
Seveus678/
Caives677/
Chebis677/
Cheabe677/
Scheibeis677/
Seeves676/
Keives676/
Chhebe676/
Scebes676/
Chowes676/
Chiewe676/
Sheveh676/
Seuves676/
Cheava675/
Chovis675/
Chevui675/
Chewei675/
Chiveh675/
Keaves674/
Schevy674/
Sheeve674/
Scheeweis674/
Hewesh674/
Sheved674/
Chèvez674/
Chibes674/
Chived674/
Sheave673/
Chevoy673/
Chevaa673/
Kevies673/
Chävez673/
Cetvei673/
Cuyves673/
Chivei673/
Jeaves672/
Ceaver672/
Chisve672/
Shevesová672/
Hevett672/
Chewez672/
Chavés672/
Cheuwe672/
Chesui672/
Chebys672/
Chybes672/
Seaves671/
Jeives671/
Chevio671/
Kevess671/
Chitve671/
Ceavey671/
Cehvez671/
Cheevi671/
Chehwe671/
Cheivi671/
Chejue671/
Chevaj671/
Chevha671/
Chevisova671/
Cheviz671/
Cheavy671/
Chebey671/
Chihve671/
Heavis671/
Hebess671/
Hivesh671/
Scevez671/
Scewes671/
Shevge671/
Shevie671/
Shewes671/
Shejve671/
Seives671/
Chevii671/
Ceveah671/
Cheiwe671/
Chebee671/
Hetveš671/
Heveap671/
Hevecz671/
Hisves671/
Hivese671/
Hempes671/
Kevets671/
Sevees671/
Cévese671/
Chiveu671/
Chavès671/
Chesue671/
Chevéz671/
Chivex671/
Ceevee671/
Hebese671/
Chevix671/
Chewue671/
Cevett671/
Cheavi671/
Cheewi671/
Chivey671/
Heived671/
Keuves671/
Khewes671/
Haives670/
Hevist670/
Heevey670/
Scheweiss670/
Cheevy670/
Sevies670/
Hayves670/
Zeives670/
Seveis670/
Heveit670/
Seveys670/
Hewess670/
Hewets670/
Scives670/
Civets670/
Heivet670/
Hevise670/
Ceever670/
Heivey670/

Cheves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheves in the Marathi language
चॅवेसcevesa-
Cheves in the Russian language
Чевесceves-

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Cheves Reference & Research

Cheves DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cheves 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheves
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