Chvey Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Chvey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 87 | 1:109,208 | 16,337 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chvey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chvey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chvey (Russian: Чвей) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chvey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chvey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chvey is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Chvey is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Chvey reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Belarus, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 109,208. In Belarus Chvey is primarily found in: Gomel Region, where 98 percent are found, Mogilev Region, where 1 percent are found and Vitebsk Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belarus this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chvey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chvey in the Russian language | ||
| Чвей | cvej | - |
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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
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- 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 Chvey
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