Narváez Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Narváez Surname Definition:

From Navarre and later in Valencia and Andalusia in Reconquest.

Narváez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico2,8241:1,257155
Mexico1891:656,75210,450
Spain1371:341,25619,726
Colombia911:524,9907,164
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Chile181:978,69319,774
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Andorra11:83,8382,381

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narvaez95306,566/
Narvàez9521/
Narvâez952/
Nárváez951/
Narváaez931/
Narvaéz9027/
Nárvaez907/
Narvaèz901/
Narváes862/
Narvoez861/
Narvaaez805/
Narrvaez803/
Narvaezc801/
Naarvaez801/
Narvahez801/
Narvaezz801/
Nearvaez801/
Narveaez801/
Narvaes713,284/
Narbaez71351/
Naruaez7128/
Norvaez7116/
Narvaex712/
Narvaec712/
Narbaetz671/
Narbaes57143/
Norvaes5712/

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