Cuevas Surname
Approximately 379,084 people bear this surname
Cuevas Surname User-submission:
Plural for Cave. 1. (geography) a. cave Es muy común que los murciélagos vivan en cuevas. It's very common for bats to live in caves. 2. (wine cellarage) a. cellar Tengo una botella en la cueva que quiero abrir desde hace tiempo.
Read More About This SurnameCuevas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 134,602 | 1:922 | 151 |
| Dominican Republic | 39,041 | 1:267 | 53 |
| United States | 36,401 | 1:9,957 | 1,207 |
| Philippines | 34,130 | 1:2,966 | 211 |
| Chile | 31,588 | 1:558 | 126 |
| Spain | 23,944 | 1:1,953 | 228 |
| Argentina | 18,829 | 1:2,270 | 295 |
| Colombia | 12,550 | 1:3,807 | 616 |
| Paraguay | 11,352 | 1:637 | 162 |
| Venezuela | 7,894 | 1:3,826 | 534 |
| Bolivia | 4,969 | 1:2,137 | 387 |
| Peru | 4,330 | 1:7,340 | 1,111 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,873 | 1:917 | 130 |
| Guatemala | 3,561 | 1:4,516 | 638 |
| Cuba | 3,049 | 1:3,779 | 480 |
| Panama | 2,104 | 1:1,859 | 296 |
| Honduras | 956 | 1:9,222 | 621 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Nicaragua | 806 | 1:7,470 | 622 |
| Brazil | 751 | 1:285,052 | 10,977 |
| France | 722 | 1:91,998 | 13,279 |
| Uruguay | 435 | 1:7,889 | 885 |
| Ecuador | 434 | 1:36,649 | 4,088 |
| Canada | 371 | 1:99,314 | 10,780 |
| El Salvador | 175 | 1:36,251 | 1,153 |
| Costa Rica | 169 | 1:28,284 | 845 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Belgium | 76 | 1:151,272 | 21,156 |
| Belize | 69 | 1:5,152 | 898 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Taiwan | 34 | 1:689,551 | 4,984 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 170 | 1:295,404 | 23,539 |
The alternate forms: Cuevás (1) are calculated separately.
Cuevas (442) may also be a first name.
Cuevas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Plural for Cave. 1. (geography) a. cave Es muy común que los murciélagos vivan en cuevas. It's very common for bats to live in caves. 2. (wine cellarage) a. cellar Tengo una botella en la cueva que quiero abrir desde hace tiempo.I have a bottle in the cellar that I've been wanting to open for a long time.
- demwindgeborenPlural for Cave. So it's Caves, in English.
- mcuevas29Cuevas Demographics
Average Cuevas Salary in
United States
$37,840 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cuevas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cuevas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cuevas is most common in Mexico. It can also be found as a variant: Cuevás. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cuevas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cuevas is the 1,420th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,224 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cuevas are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Cuevas is also the 407,699th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 442 people.
The last name Cuevas is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 134,602 people, or 1 in 922. In Mexico Cuevas is primarily found in: México, where 14 percent reside, Jalisco, where 11 percent reside and Mexico City, where 8 percent reside. Barring Mexico it exists in 103 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Cuevas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cuevas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuevas last name increased 21,412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cuevas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cuevas surname are 43.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Cuevas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.92% less than the national average, earning 197,526 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $22,059,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $37,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning $45,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuevás | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cuesvas | 92 | 128 | / |
| Couevas | 92 | 37 | / |
| Cueveas | 92 | 8 | / |
| Cuevaas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ccuevas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cuevass | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cujevas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Cuievas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cuevads | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chuevas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cuevash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cueva | 91 | 95,847 | / |
| D'Cuevas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cuebas | 83 | 1,544 | / |
| Cuevaz | 83 | 192 | / |
| Quevas | 83 | 103 | / |
| Couvas | 83 | 74 | / |
| Cauvas | 83 | 59 | / |
| Coevas | 83 | 55 | / |
| Cuivas | 83 | 39 | / |
| Guevas | 83 | 27 | / |
| Cuevos | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ceuvas | 83 | 13 | / |
| Cvevas | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kuevas | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ceivas | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zuevas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cueuas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cuevad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cuevac | 83 | 2 | / |
| Caevas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cwevas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cuevai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cuevax | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cuevea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coueva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cueyva | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kouevas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coehvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cuebeas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheavas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheivas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Queva | 73 | 1,771 | / |
| Cuevo | 73 | 1,580 | / |
| Cueba | 73 | 464 | / |
| Gueva | 73 | 407 | / |
| Kueva | 73 | 92 | / |
| Cuiva | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kouvas | 67 | 343 | / |
| Guebas | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kuivas | 67 | 129 | / |
| Guivas | 67 | 122 | / |
| Quevat | 67 | 99 | / |
| Quivas | 67 | 74 | / |
| Guevea | 67 | 66 | / |
| Cuibas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Coivas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Caubas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quebas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keivas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goueva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cuebaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuevat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guevaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coubas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuebas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cauvos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coewas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cajuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kievas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuybas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caivas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuibea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quetva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quevaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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Cuevas Reference & Research
Cuevas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Cuevas 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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