Hechavarria Surname

38,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Hechavarria Surname User-submission:

Hechavarria means 'light house'.

Hechavarria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba12,4411:926164
United States6771:535,39044,465
Spain1231:380,09821,146
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Ecuador611:260,7528,586
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
England161:3,482,379114,324
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Hechavarría (24) are calculated separately.

Hechavarria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hechavarria means 'light house'.

- hechavarria

Hechavarria Last Name Facts

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

Hechavarria is borne by more people in Cuba than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Hechavarría. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hechavarria? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hechavarria is the 38,773rd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 537,232 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Hechavarria are found; 92 percent are found in Caribbean and 92 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

The last name is most frequently used in Cuba, where it is held by 12,441 people, or 1 in 926. In Cuba Hechavarria is most prevalent in: Santiago de Cuba Province, where 27 percent are found, Las Tunas Province, where 19 percent are found and Havana, where 14 percent are found. Besides Cuba this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Hechavarria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hechavarria has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 33,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hechavarria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hechavarria are 35.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hechavarria earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $22,345,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.92% less than the national average, earning $40,782 CAD per year.

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