Cuevas Surname

1,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

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.

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Cuevas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico134,6021:922151
Dominican Republic39,0411:26753
United States36,4011:9,9571,207
Philippines34,1301:2,966211
Chile31,5881:558126
Spain23,9441:1,953228
Argentina18,8291:2,270295
Colombia12,5501:3,807616
Paraguay11,3521:637162
Venezuela7,8941:3,826534
Bolivia4,9691:2,137387
Peru4,3301:7,3401,111
Puerto Rico3,8731:917130
Guatemala3,5611:4,516638
Cuba3,0491:3,779480
Panama2,1041:1,859296
Honduras9561:9,222621
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Nicaragua8061:7,470622
Brazil7511:285,05210,977
France7221:91,99813,279
Uruguay4351:7,889885
Ecuador4341:36,6494,088
Canada3711:99,31410,780
El Salvador1751:36,2511,153
Costa Rica1691:28,284845
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
England1031:540,95233,556
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Belize691:5,152898
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden141:703,34052,204
China131:105,178,5825,529
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Finland61:916,11741,832
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Dominica51:15,178463
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Macau21:300,8151,009
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

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.

- demwindgeboren

Plural for Cave. So it's Caves, in English.

- mcuevas29

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuevás941/
Cuesvas92128/
Couevas9237/
Cueveas928/
Cuevaas924/
Ccuevas924/
Cuevass923/
Cujevas922/
Cuievas921/
Cuevads921/
Chuevas921/
Cuevash921/
Cueva9195,847/
D'Cuevas861/
Cuebas831,544/
Cuevaz83192/
Quevas83103/
Couvas8374/
Cauvas8359/
Coevas8355/
Cuivas8339/
Guevas8327/
Cuevos8326/
Ceuvas8313/
Cvevas839/
Kuevas839/
Ceivas838/
Zuevas835/
Cueuas834/
Cuevad834/
Cuevac832/
Caevas832/
Cwevas831/
Cuevai831/
Cuevax831/
Cuevea831/
Coueva831/
Cueyva830/
Kouevas772/
Coehvas771/
Cuebeas771/
Cheavas771/
Cheivas770/
Queva731,771/
Cuevo731,580/
Cueba73464/
Gueva73407/
Kueva7392/
Cuiva7332/
Kouvas67343/
Guebas67146/
Kuivas67129/
Guivas67122/
Quevat6799/
Quivas6774/
Guevea6766/
Cuibas6715/
Coivas6710/
Caubas679/
Quebas677/
Keivas676/
Goueva675/
Cuebaz675/
Kuevat674/
Guevaa674/
Coubas673/
Kuebas672/
Cauvos672/
Coewas672/
Cajuas671/
Kievas671/
Cuybas671/
Caivas671/
Cuibea671/
Quetva671/
Quieva671/
Quevaz671/

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Cuevas Reference & Research

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