Saravia Surname

7,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Saravia Surname User-submission:

(Galician and Asturian-Leonese) Habitational surname from places in Asturies and Galicia (Pontevedra) called Sarabia. It comes from Asturian and Galician sarabia, meaning 'hail'.

Saravia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru14,6951:2,163365
Argentina12,4131:3,443419
El Salvador11,0371:575114
Bolivia8,3971:1,264252
Chile4,7271:3,727542
United States4,1981:86,3419,749
Guatemala3,9441:4,078592
Honduras3,3111:2,663363
Uruguay2,4191:1,419168
Nicaragua2,2161:2,717391
Colombia2,0661:23,1241,671
Mexico1,5401:80,6013,368
Spain9421:49,6314,652
Venezuela8191:36,8792,088
Ecuador7591:20,9562,919
Costa Rica3871:12,352559
Paraguay3331:21,732854
Brazil2551:839,50730,318
Philippines1571:644,82967,939
Panama1131:34,6221,928
Canada791:466,40040,200
Belize551:6,4631,030
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
India341:22,560,747316,052
France181:3,690,151224,666
Andorra171:4,9321,003
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Curaçao41:39,312638
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Sarávia (1) are calculated separately.

Saravia (102) may also be a first name.

Saravia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Galician and Asturian-Leonese) Habitational surname from places in Asturies and Galicia (Pontevedra) called Sarabia. It comes from Asturian and Galician sarabia, meaning 'hail'.

- msaravia

It is a Basque surname, which means 'willow path'. It comes from the words sarats (willows), and bide (way).

- astupendu1978

Saravia Last Name Facts

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

Saravia (Marathi: सारािवआ) is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sarávia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saravia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,554th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 97,012 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Saravia live; 62 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Andean South America. Saravia is also the 935,178th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 102 people.

The surname Saravia is most common in Peru, where it is carried by 14,695 people, or 1 in 2,163. In Peru Saravia is most prevalent in: Ica Region, where 41 percent are found, Lima Province, where 30 percent are found and Callao Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Peru this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent are found and El Salvador, where 15 percent are found.

Saravia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saravia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 38,164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saravia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saravia are 41.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saravia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.3% less than the national average, earning €10,421 per year; in Peru they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,014 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.41% less than the national average, earning $16,934,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $41,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $47,299 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saravia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saravia in the Marathi language
सारािवआsaraiva'a-

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