Narváez Surname
Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname
Narváez Surname Definition:
From Navarre and later in Valencia and Andalusia in Reconquest.
Narváez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2,824 | 1:1,257 | 155 |
| Mexico | 189 | 1:656,752 | 10,450 |
| Spain | 137 | 1:341,256 | 19,726 |
| Colombia | 91 | 1:524,990 | 7,164 |
| Guatemala | 45 | 1:357,393 | 4,827 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
The alternate forms: Narvaez (306,566), Narvàez (21), Narvâez (2), Nárváez (1), Narvaéz (27), Nárvaez (7) & Narvaèz (1) are calculated separately.
Narváez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Navarre and later in Valencia and Andalusia in Reconquest.
Narváez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Narváez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Narváez occurs most in Puerto Rico. It may occur as a variant: Narvaez, Narvàez, Narvâez, Nárváez, Narvaéz, Nárvaez or Narvaèz. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Narváez? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,621st most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,104,403 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Narváez reside; 82 percent reside in Caribbean and 82 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.
The surname Narváez is most commonly used in Puerto Rico, where it is carried by 2,824 people, or 1 in 1,257. In Puerto Rico Narváez is most numerous in: Humacao, where 34 percent reside, Las Piedras, where 31 percent reside and Naguabo, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Puerto Rico this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narvaez | 95 | 306,566 | / |
| Narvàez | 95 | 21 | / |
| Narvâez | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nárváez | 95 | 1 | / |
| Narváaez | 93 | 1 | / |
| Narvaéz | 90 | 27 | / |
| Nárvaez | 90 | 7 | / |
| Narvaèz | 90 | 1 | / |
| Narváes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Narvoez | 86 | 1 | / |
| Narvaaez | 80 | 5 | / |
| Narrvaez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Narvaezc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naarvaez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Narvahez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Narvaezz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nearvaez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Narveaez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Narvaes | 71 | 3,284 | / |
| Narbaez | 71 | 351 | / |
| Naruaez | 71 | 28 | / |
| Norvaez | 71 | 16 | / |
| Narvaex | 71 | 2 | / |
| Narvaec | 71 | 2 | / |
| Narbaetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narbaes | 57 | 143 | / |
| Norvaes | 57 | 12 | / |
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