Estevez Surname

4,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Estevez Surname User-submission:

Estévez, or Estevez in America, is a Galician family name. It is a patronymic, meaning son of Stephen, in Galician Estevo. In Portuguese the equivalent is Esteves, the Italian equivalent is DeStefano and the Spanish equivalent is Estébanez, from the Spanish name Esteban.

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Estevez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain30,8691:1,515164
Dominican Republic19,9061:52494
Cuba14,0071:823137
Mexico13,3591:9,292981
United States9,4441:38,3804,729
Argentina7,5021:5,698605
Colombia3,7821:12,6321,215
Ecuador3,4431:4,620783
Venezuela2,8221:10,703983
Uruguay2,6061:1,317158
Bolivia1,4891:7,130884
Honduras1,4291:6,170530
France1,1431:58,1137,778
Guatemala7481:21,5011,625
Brazil6861:312,06212,022
El Salvador4581:13,851790
Philippines4301:235,43835,846
Chile4021:43,8222,089
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Peru1761:180,5928,768
Panama1711:22,8791,462
Canada1351:272,93025,634
England1191:468,21930,572
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Puerto Rico771:46,1061,096
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Australia401:674,89346,030
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Andorra241:3,493695
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Dominica21:37,946685
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
San Marino11:33,214932
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Macau11:601,6301,582
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Estévez (1,301), Estèvez (14), Estevéz (6) & Éstevez (2) are calculated separately.

Estevez (300) may also be a first name.

Estevez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Estévez, or Estevez in America, is a Galician family name. It is a patronymic, meaning son of Stephen, in Galician Estevo. In Portuguese the equivalent is Esteves, the Italian equivalent is DeStefano and the Spanish equivalent is Estébanez, from the Spanish name Esteban.

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Estevez Last Name Facts

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

Estevez (Russian: Эстевез) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Estévez, Estèvez, Estevéz or Éstevez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Estevez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,871st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,840 people. The surname Estevez is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Estevez are found; 29 percent are found in Caribbean and 29 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Estevez is also the 508,767th most common forename globally, held by 300 people.

Estevez is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 30,869 people, or 1 in 1,515. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 29 percent live, Andalusia, where 17 percent live and Canary Islands, where 14 percent live. Not including Spain this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 17 percent live and Cuba, where 12 percent live.

Estevez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Estevez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Estevez last name increased 134,914 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Estevez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Estevez last name are 43.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Estevez earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,946 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $21,255,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $46,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Estévez951,301/
Estèvez9514/
Estevéz956/
Éstevez952/
Estoevez933/
Estesvez933/
Esteve9226,945/
Etevez9264/
Esteves86148,079/
Estebez86402/
Estivez8693/
Esteviz8675/
Estavez8624/
Estever869/
Eztevez868/
Estheve864/
Estevec863/
Estevie863/
Extevez862/
Esteeve861/
Estevee861/
Esteved861/
Estieve861/
Estevey861/
Eteve83507/
D'Esteve8022/
Estteves805/
Estesves805/
Esteives802/
Estevesr801/
Esteaves801/
Esteeves801/
Jesteves801/
Easteves801/
Estevest800/
Etheve773,670/
Estebe771,238/
Estive77226/
Etieve77104/
Estève7795/
Eteves779/
Estevi776/
Exteve771/
Etevei771/
Estéve771/
Etévez771/
Etevie771/
Geteve771/
Estievies751/
Estebes711,312/
Estevis71403/
Estives71171/
Estaves7134/
Estibez7122/
Estiviz719/
Isteves718/
Estéves716/
Etheves715/
Esteeva714/
Estiver714/
Estêves714/
Estèves713/
Estevys712/
Asteves712/
Euteves711/
Estebezova711/
Etievie711/
Ezteves711/
Estevic711/
Esteivi711/
Estevaa711/
Esttevy711/
Eiteves711/
Eeteves711/
Estawez711/
Eztévez711/
Eyteved711/
Ésteves711/
Exteves711/
Etebe67524/
Etewe6736/
Etive6711/
Iteve675/
Estevich672/
Eshtewee671/
D'estève671/
Etevi671/
Etève671/
Heuteuve671/

Estevez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Estevez in the Russian language
Эстевезestevez-

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