Chàvez Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Chàvez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Chavez (1,577,781), Chávez (4,618), Chãvez (1), Chavéz (33), Chavèz (5) & Çhavez (1) are calculated separately.
Chàvez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chàvez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chàvez is most common in Mexico. It can be rendered as: Chavez, Chávez, Chãvez, Chavéz, Chavèz or Çhavez. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chàvez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chàvez is the 1,441,361st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Chàvez is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Chàvez live; 64 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Hispano-North America.
This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 1,426,738. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Mexico City, where 18 percent reside, México, where 18 percent reside and Jalisco, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico Chàvez occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Chàvez
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