Chèvre Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Chèvre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 424 | 1:19,370 | 3,136 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chevre (380), Chévre (1) & Chevré (17) are calculated separately.
Chèvre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chèvre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chèvre is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Chevre, Chévre or Chevré. Click here for further potential spellings of Chèvre.
How Common Is The Last Name Chèvre? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 662,685th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name Chèvre is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Chèvre live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 19,370. In Switzerland Chèvre is primarily found in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 67 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 10 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevre | 94 | 380 | / |
| Chévre | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chevré | 89 | 17 | / |
| Chivre | 83 | 16 | / |
| Chovre | 83 | 6 | / |
| Chèbre | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chävre | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chevret | 77 | 791 | / |
| Chevrey | 77 | 247 | / |
| Chevres | 77 | 191 | / |
| Schivre | 77 | 114 | / |
| Chaivre | 77 | 42 | / |
| Chevrez | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chivret | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chavrey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chavhre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chavrie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chevrer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chovrea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chavrea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chavrei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chivrie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hivre | 73 | 274 | / |
| Hevre | 73 | 84 | / |
| Civre | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hövre | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hävre | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sèvre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schevrer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chevrett | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chevreet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chevry | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Chawre | 67 | 432 | / |
| Shevre | 67 | 229 | / |
| Chowre | 67 | 107 | / |
| Cuivre | 67 | 100 | / |
| Csivre | 67 | 96 | / |
| Chibre | 67 | 79 | / |
| Chovry | 67 | 74 | / |
| Cesvre | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chebre | 67 | 44 | / |
| Chevrestt | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shivre | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chevra | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cevret | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chyver | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sèvres | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khevre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sihvre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chovri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chevri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chivri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chivré | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heevre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hivrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cevres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchevrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schevr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chèvre
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