Narvaez Surname

1,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Narvaez Surname User-submission:

Narvaez means 'son of Narva'. The family coat of arms has 5 silver fleur de lis on a solid red shield. Narva is also a place in Estonia.

Narvaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia83,8441:570111
Puerto Rico70,7641:505
Mexico33,9291:3,658494
Ecuador26,0811:61085
Venezuela24,0011:1,258229
Nicaragua14,4181:41894
Argentina10,5101:4,067476
United States9,7601:37,1374,599
Philippines7,8871:12,8361,330
Spain7,0281:6,652825
Peru6,8691:4,627758
Chile4,3211:4,077570
Paraguay2,2191:3,261359
Bolivia1,4501:7,322905
Costa Rica8361:5,718412
Honduras4071:21,662863
El Salvador3501:18,125886
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Brazil2781:770,05228,007
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Panama2131:18,3671,271
Canada1481:248,95723,668
France1041:638,68083,098
Belize831:4,283781
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
England521:1,071,50151,923
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Australia311:870,82953,581
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Curaçao41:39,312638
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Gabon41:472,2983,618
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Narváez (3,463), Narvaéz (27), Narvàez (21), Nárvaez (7), Narvâez (2), Narvaèz (1) & Nárváez (1) are calculated separately.

Narvaez (189) may also be a first name.

Narvaez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Narvaez means 'son of Narva'. The family coat of arms has 5 silver fleur de lis on a solid red shield. Narva is also a place in Estonia.

- lmnarvae

Narvaez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Narvaez is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Narváez, Narvaéz, Narvàez, Nárvaez, Narvâez, Narvaèz or Nárváez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Narvaez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,789th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,772 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Narvaez live; 50 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Caribbean South America. Narvaez is also the 661,310th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 189 people.

The last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 83,844 people, or 1 in 570. In Colombia Narvaez is primarily found in: Nariño Department, where 22 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 13 percent are found and Cauca Department, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia this surname is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 23 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Narvaez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Narvaez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Narvaez last name increased 39,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Narvaez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Narvaez last name are 41.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Narvaez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.19% less than the national average, earning €7,449 per year; in Peru they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,034 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $19,223,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,197 CAD per year.

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