Chves Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Chves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Chves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chves has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chves is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Chves live; 86 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 6,905,624. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Maranhão, where 16 percent reside, Bahia, where 10 percent reside and Pará, where 10 percent reside. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 10 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chvets9137/
Schves911/
Chve898/
Hves891/
Cves891/
Schvets8353/
Schvies831/
Schvess830/
Chvey80101/
Chues8082/
Khves8075/
Chved8045/
Chvez8021/
Hvest805/
Chvei803/
Schve802/
Chvis801/
Hvies801/
Shves801/
Chwes801/
Shchvets77247/
Schveiss771/
Hve7517/
Shvets7369,914/
Schved7365/
Schvey7336/
Schver7332/
Chuesh7317/
Chuesz7317/
Schues7310/
Chveid735/
Shveds734/
Chsvez733/
Shvesh733/
Chuess732/
Chvetz732/
Khveis732/
Hvehes731/
Chåvez731/
Shveys731/
Chwesc731/
Hvesse730/
Chuest730/
Chue671,960/
Hues67500/
Chouest67334/
Schvetz67130/
Håve67100/
Schweis6784/
Chwe6780/
Høve6777/
Khve6769/
Schvedt6760/
Schwies6757/
Schverz6744/
Hæve6734/
Chva6733/
Shveyts6730/
Hvey6723/
Schwets6720/
Shchved6714/
Shvetts6713/
Schweds6712/
Cues6710/
Shve6710/
Hwes678/
Schveid678/
Şves675/
Chvi675/
Shveits675/
Hvex674/
Schveiz674/
Hvez673/
Hvet673/
Hveh672/
Schwese672/
Schwess672/
Schuets672/
Khveish671/
Hvie671/
Hvhe671/
Hver671/
Cheheve671/
Chbe671/
Hvis671/
Chweshe671/
Hved671/
Sves671/
Chvj671/
Cehevez671/
Cbes671/
Schuese670/
Schwehs670/

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