Tavares Surname

812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Tavares Surname User-submission:

Tavares is one of the most ancient and traditional families from Portugal. Don Estevão Pires de Tavares took the name for himself for being the lord of the Tavares' lands. Also, was the lord of noble titles, honored citizen and alcaide-mor of Covilhã.

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Tavares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil423,3261:50664
Angola71,5801:37765
Portugal44,5371:23441
Mozambique24,7191:1,103267
Cape Verde17,9371:304
Guinea-Bissau15,8441:10936
United States13,4211:27,0073,382
Mexico11,1301:11,1521,079
France5,1841:12,8131,274
East Timor4,0101:30378
Dominican Republic3,5201:2,964379
Canada3,1711:11,6201,735
São Tomé and Príncipe2,0731:8614
Spain1,1011:42,4634,075
India8531:899,25639,063
England8311:67,0497,767
Venezuela7641:39,5342,183
Philippines7061:143,39724,123
Argentina6551:65,2575,583
Senegal5821:25,050585
Jamaica5161:5,562711
Ecuador5051:31,4973,788
Indonesia4561:290,02025,924
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
Colombia3231:147,9074,329
Switzerland3231:25,4273,976
Uruguay2581:13,3011,494
Luxembourg2531:2,295262
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Paraguay1581:45,8021,360
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Peru921:345,48011,994
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Bermuda701:933148
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Gibraltar411:828151
Ireland341:138,4986,546
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Puerto Rico231:154,3541,960
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Norway171:302,48730,120
Wales171:182,03112,022
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Austria121:709,62061,025
Guam121:13,3432,098
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
China91:151,924,6187,954
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Belize41:88,8683,294
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malta41:107,5681,849
Panama41:978,06412,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Macau31:200,543803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Tavarès (6) & Taváres (3) are calculated separately.

Tavares (9,392) may also be a first name.

Tavares Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tavares is one of the most ancient and traditional families from Portugal. Don Estevão Pires de Tavares took the name for himself for being the lord of the Tavares' lands. Also, was the lord of noble titles, honored citizen and alcaide-mor of Covilhã.

- gabtavaresm

Portuguese toponymic, from a town near Viseu.

- mfariacastro

Tavares Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tavares (Arabic: تافارس, Hindi: तवरेस, Marathi: टवािरस, Russian: Таварес) is found most in Brazil. It may occur as: Tavarès or Taváres. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavares? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tavares is the 812th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,198 people. The last name Tavares is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Tavares live; 66 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 63,911th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 9,392 people.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 423,326 people, or 1 in 506. In Brazil Tavares is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 123 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent live and Portugal, where 7 percent live.

Tavares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tavares has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 122,009 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 27,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tavares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tavares surname are 44.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tavares earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.72% less than the national average, earning €9,994 per year; in Norway they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning 354,624 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,068 per year; in South Africa they earn 89.63% more than the national average, earning R 450,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning $31,506,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $53,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavarès956/
Taváres953/
Tavarres9335/
Thavares9329/
Tayvares9311/
Tavaress9310/
Taavares937/
Tavarees935/
Tavarese934/
Tauvares934/
Tavatres933/
Tavaries932/
Tavaeres932/
Tavaresh931/
Tavaares931/
Tavareas931/
Tavaresd931/
Tavareds931/
Tavarest931/
Tavaresp931/
Taivares931/
Tavaires931/
Tavare923,391/
Tavaresse881/
Tabares8662,990/
Tavarez8643,521/
Thavare8610,365/
Tavhare862,402/
Tavarej861,519/
Tovares86796/
Tavareh86530/
Tavaris86516/
Taveres86199/
Tevares8664/
Tavared8631/
Tavarer8619/
Tawares8615/
Tavarre8615/
Tavarea867/
Taivare867/
Tavores865/
Tahvare864/
Tavarex864/
Tavarec863/
Taavare862/
Tavaire862/
Tavaare861/
Tavaret861/
Tavarie861/
Tavaree861/
Tavarei861/
Tabaries80185/
Thavarec80151/
Tampares8013/
Tabaresh808/
Tabarres806/
Tavahare804/
Tavarepp804/
Tabaress803/
Tavaarez802/
Tavariez802/
Tavarrez802/
Tovarres802/
Tavarish801/
Thavaris801/
Thavarre801/
Thavhare801/
Tatvaare801/
Tavarrex801/
Taverres801/
Taavarez801/
Taveires801/
Tavara7710,513/
Tavari779,472/
Taware773,816/
Tabare772,597/
Tavore77131/
Tavary7772/
Tovare7735/
Tavaré778/
Thavahare7515/
Thavarepp751/
Thabaresh751/
Tavaharis751/
Tabarez7110,898/
Tobares717,726/
Thavari713,529/
Tabarej713,005/
Tabarei71789/
Thaware71685/
Tawaris71501/
Tavárez71477/
Tavarra71349/
Taivari71130/
Tovarez71114/
Taverez71102/
Tavarai7175/
Tawhare7165/
Tabaire7162/
Tabaris7142/
Thovare7129/
Tajvari7128/
Taiware7127/
Tabarés7125/
Tavario7122/
Tavaroj7120/
Tayvari7118/
Tavauri7117/
Tawarej7115/
Tavaraj7112/
Tavarit7111/
Thavary7110/
Tabaree7110/
Tabores719/
Tavaray719/
Tabhare718/
Tabarey718/
Tahware715/
Tavaira715/
Tovarys715/
Tawaret715/
Taabare714/
Tavhari714/
Tavariy714/
Taibare714/
Taivara714/
Tavasri714/
Tavarij713/
Tevaris713/
Taveris713/
Tabáres713/
Taubare712/
Tawarez712/
Tayware712/
Tovaris712/
Tawaree712/
Tevarez712/
Tabarre712/
Tavariz712/
Tavàrez712/
Tauvara712/
Tovhare711/
Tawahre711/
Thabareesh711/
Tajware711/
Taavari711/
Taaware711/
Tauvari711/
Tavhara711/
Tabeare711/
Tabarhe711/
Tabarès711/
Taavara711/
Taiuare711/
Tavérès711/
Tawaire711/
Tavarri711/
Taveara711/
Taveari711/
Tavarid711/
Thavore711/
Tavorez711/
Tawarie711/
Tavoris710/
Tavaraya673,419/
Thavariy671,244/
Thawaret67261/
Taybarey67116/
Thavaroj6792/
Thavaray6785/
Thavaraj6763/
Tauwhare6724/
Tavaraja6723/
Thaubare6718/
Tamparis6717/
Tovariss6717/
Tovarish6713/
Tovairea6711/
Tavaraij679/
Thawaree676/
Taborges674/
Tawarrie673/
Taborets673/
Thawared673/
Taivoure672/
Thavoris672/
Thabarre672/
Tavarith672/
Ttawhare671/
Thavaari671/
Theabare671/
Thabarei671/
Thabarej671/
Thaibare671/
Tahaware671/
Taibhare671/
Tajwarie671/
Tachvari671/
Tabatrez671/
Thavarjh671/
Tabarheh671/
Taaivara671/
Taivarai671/
Thewares671/
Tovarysh671/

Tavares Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tavares in the Hindi language
तवरेसtavaresa-
Tavares in the Marathi language
टवािरसtavairasa14.08
तवरेसtavaresa14.08
टवारीसtavarisa11.27
तावारेसtavaresa8.45
तवािरसtavairasa8.45
टावारीसtavarisa8.45
तावारीसtavarisa5.63
तावरेसtavaresa5.63
तवारेसtavaresa4.23
तावरीसtavarisa2.82
तवारीसtavarisa2.82
टवारेसtavaresa2.82
तविरसtavirasa2.82
तावरेसांtavaresam2.82
तवारेसासीयलाtavaresasiyala2.82
टावरेसtavaresa2.82
Tavares in the Russian language
Таваресtavares-
Tavares in the Arabic language
تافارسtafars-
تفاريسtfarys-
تافاريسtafarys-
تفارسtfars-

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