Saavedra Surname
Approximately 378,566 people bear this surname
Saavedra Surname Definition:
Surname found in Orense. Name of village near Mondonedo.
From Basque "sala verra" which means "casa" or "palacio" - house or palace.
Galician name from Lugo and by tradition traced to Emperor Caligula. Spread throughout the Peninsula.
Read More About This SurnameSaavedra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 70,511 | 1:451 | 63 |
| Mexico | 55,453 | 1:2,238 | 322 |
| Chile | 53,584 | 1:329 | 60 |
| Colombia | 36,154 | 1:1,321 | 272 |
| Argentina | 29,190 | 1:1,464 | 204 |
| Bolivia | 27,459 | 1:387 | 71 |
| Venezuela | 18,421 | 1:1,640 | 298 |
| Spain | 18,254 | 1:2,561 | 296 |
| Philippines | 18,236 | 1:5,552 | 458 |
| United States | 16,290 | 1:22,250 | 2,791 |
| Ecuador | 7,095 | 1:2,242 | 394 |
| Panama | 6,218 | 1:629 | 125 |
| Cuba | 6,108 | 1:1,886 | 283 |
| Nicaragua | 2,506 | 1:2,403 | 365 |
| Paraguay | 1,986 | 1:3,644 | 370 |
| Brazil | 1,776 | 1:120,537 | 4,559 |
| Uruguay | 1,720 | 1:1,995 | 241 |
| Honduras | 1,591 | 1:5,541 | 515 |
| El Salvador | 1,225 | 1:5,179 | 523 |
| Guatemala | 1,088 | 1:14,782 | 1,358 |
| Portugal | 1,057 | 1:9,856 | 846 |
| Canada | 388 | 1:94,963 | 10,347 |
| Costa Rica | 370 | 1:12,919 | 570 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| France | 261 | 1:254,493 | 39,305 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Puerto Rico | 174 | 1:20,403 | 720 |
| Thailand | 130 | 1:543,372 | 93,529 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Belize | 25 | 1:14,219 | 1,533 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Saávedra (1), Saavédra (1) & Saavedrá (1) are calculated separately.
Saavedra (215) may also be a first name.
Saavedra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Surname found in Orense. Name of village near Mondonedo.
From Basque "sala verra" which means "casa" or "palacio" - house or palace.
Galician name from Lugo and by tradition traced to Emperor Caligula. Spread throughout the Peninsula.
User-submitted Reference
I am a Saavedra living in Albuquerque New Mexico, USA. I know that my family came here from Spain in the 1600s and has lived here ever since. We were a part of a land grant that the US government awarded to families that were here when New Mexico became a state.
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Saavedra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saavedra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saavedra (Arabic: سافيدرا, Russian: Сааведра) is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Saávedra, Saavédra or Saavedrá. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saavedra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,425th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,250 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Saavedra live; 65 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Andean South America. Saavedra is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 215 people.
The surname Saavedra is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 70,511 people, or 1 in 451. In Peru it is mostly found in: Lima Province, where 22 percent reside, Piura Region, where 18 percent reside and Lambayeque Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Peru it occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and Chile, where 14 percent reside.
Saavedra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saavedra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saavedra last name expanded 271,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Saavedra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Saavedra last name are 40.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Saavedra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.12% less than the national average, earning €5,370 per year; in Norway they earn 33.2% less than the national average, earning 231,196 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,194 per year; in South Africa they earn 369.1% more than the national average, earning R 1,114,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $23,622,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.8% less than the national average, earning $39,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saávedra | 96 | 1 | / |
| Saavédra | 96 | 1 | / |
| Saavedrá | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sahavedra | 94 | 118 | / |
| Saavedras | 94 | 13 | / |
| Saaavedra | 94 | 12 | / |
| Saaveedra | 94 | 7 | / |
| Saavedrra | 94 | 6 | / |
| Saavedraa | 94 | 6 | / |
| Saavaedra | 94 | 5 | / |
| Saavedrea | 94 | 2 | / |
| Saaveadra | 94 | 2 | / |
| S'aavedra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Saaveddra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Saavedrah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Savedra | 93 | 5,917 | / |
| Saabedra | 88 | 1,815 | / |
| Zaavedra | 88 | 521 | / |
| Saveedra | 88 | 110 | / |
| Saavadra | 88 | 37 | / |
| Saavidra | 88 | 22 | / |
| Saavedro | 88 | 14 | / |
| Saavedre | 88 | 7 | / |
| Savedraa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shavedra | 88 | 5 | / |
| Savaedra | 88 | 4 | / |
| Jaavedra | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ssavedra | 88 | 3 | / |
| Saveddra | 88 | 2 | / |
| Saavodra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saevedra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sasvedra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scavedra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seavedra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Caavedra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Savhedra | 88 | 0 | / |
| Saavedraová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sahabedra | 82 | 54 | / |
| Zahavedra | 82 | 7 | / |
| Sabedra | 80 | 2,633 | / |
| Zavedra | 80 | 131 | / |
| Javedra | 80 | 88 | / |
| Savidra | 80 | 36 | / |
| Savadra | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sevedra | 80 | 15 | / |
| Savedro | 80 | 5 | / |
| Savedre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cavedra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaabedra | 75 | 42 | / |
| Saabidra | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sahvedro | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sabeedra | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sabedraa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Savaadra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soovedra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seevedra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chavedra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaveedra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sabedrra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sevaadra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zahabedra | 71 | 89 | / |
| Sabidra | 67 | 228 | / |
| Zabedra | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sawadro | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sawidra | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sausvedris | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sevadra | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cevedra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zawadra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zavidra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobedra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawedro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevedro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabedro | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zavedro | 67 | 0 | / |
Saavedra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saavedra in the Russian language | ||
| Сааведра | saavedra | - |
| Saavedra in the Arabic language | ||
| سافيدرا | safydra | - |
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