Dechavez Surname

161,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dechavez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechavez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2741:44,5207,142
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dechavez (10) may also be a first name.

Dechavez Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dechavez Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dechavez is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechavez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dechavez is the 161,606th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,705,102 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Dechavez live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name globally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Dechavez is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,274 people, or 1 in 44,520. In The Philippines Dechavez is mostly found in: Bicol, where 28 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 23 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Dechavez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dechavez last name are 45.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Dechavez earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $43,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.82% more than the national average, earning $64,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deschavez941/
Dechave937/
Dechaves88129/
Dechevez8816/
Dichavez8812/
Deechave881/
Decahvez881/
Dechaviz881/
Dechavec881/
Deschaver820/
Dechavi8095/
Dechabe807/
Dechava803/
Dekhave802/
Deshave802/
Dichaves7534/
Deshaver759/
Dechavis752/
Deschover71103/
Desave7134/
Dechovitz7132/
Decheiver7115/
Dischaves713/
Dischaive711/
Dechampes710/
Dichabe672,187/
Desaver67104/
Deschauwer6778/
Desaive6774/
Dejaive6725/
Deshava6713/
Dechaby676/
Dechawa674/
Desavie673/
Dezaveh672/
Desaves671/
Desayve671/
Desaveu671/
Deshavi671/
Dichavi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dechavez
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