Tavares Surname
Approximately 650,810 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTavares Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 423,326 | 1:506 | 64 |
| Angola | 71,580 | 1:377 | 65 |
| Portugal | 44,537 | 1:234 | 41 |
| Mozambique | 24,719 | 1:1,103 | 267 |
| Cape Verde | 17,937 | 1:30 | 4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15,844 | 1:109 | 36 |
| United States | 13,421 | 1:27,007 | 3,382 |
| Mexico | 11,130 | 1:11,152 | 1,079 |
| France | 5,184 | 1:12,813 | 1,274 |
| East Timor | 4,010 | 1:303 | 78 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,520 | 1:2,964 | 379 |
| Canada | 3,171 | 1:11,620 | 1,735 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2,073 | 1:86 | 14 |
| Spain | 1,101 | 1:42,463 | 4,075 |
| India | 853 | 1:899,256 | 39,063 |
| England | 831 | 1:67,049 | 7,767 |
| Venezuela | 764 | 1:39,534 | 2,183 |
| Philippines | 706 | 1:143,397 | 24,123 |
| Argentina | 655 | 1:65,257 | 5,583 |
| Senegal | 582 | 1:25,050 | 585 |
| Jamaica | 516 | 1:5,562 | 711 |
| Ecuador | 505 | 1:31,497 | 3,788 |
| Indonesia | 456 | 1:290,020 | 25,924 |
| South Africa | 447 | 1:121,203 | 14,363 |
| Colombia | 323 | 1:147,907 | 4,329 |
| Switzerland | 323 | 1:25,427 | 3,976 |
| Uruguay | 258 | 1:13,301 | 1,494 |
| Luxembourg | 253 | 1:2,295 | 262 |
| Belgium | 184 | 1:62,482 | 10,046 |
| Paraguay | 158 | 1:45,802 | 1,360 |
| Germany | 136 | 1:591,952 | 47,778 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Netherlands | 135 | 1:125,090 | 19,566 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Peru | 92 | 1:345,480 | 11,994 |
| Thailand | 87 | 1:811,935 | 130,701 |
| Bermuda | 70 | 1:933 | 148 |
| Namibia | 50 | 1:48,188 | 6,016 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| Gibraltar | 41 | 1:828 | 151 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Puerto Rico | 23 | 1:154,354 | 1,960 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Andorra | 4 | 1:20,960 | 1,462 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
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.
- gabtavaresmPortuguese toponymic, from a town near Viseu.
- mfariacastroTavares Demographics
Average Tavares Salary in
United States
$42,363 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Tavares Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tavares in the Hindi language | ||
| तवरेस | tavaresa | - |
| Tavares in the Marathi language | ||
| टवािरस | tavairasa | 14.08 |
| तवरेस | tavaresa | 14.08 |
| टवारीस | tavarisa | 11.27 |
| तावारेस | tavaresa | 8.45 |
| तवािरस | tavairasa | 8.45 |
| टावारीस | tavarisa | 8.45 |
| तावारीस | tavarisa | 5.63 |
| तावरेस | tavaresa | 5.63 |
| तवारेस | tavaresa | 4.23 |
| तावरीस | tavarisa | 2.82 |
| तवारीस | tavarisa | 2.82 |
| टवारेस | tavaresa | 2.82 |
| तविरस | tavirasa | 2.82 |
| तावरेसां | tavaresam | 2.82 |
| तवारेसासीयला | tavaresasiyala | 2.82 |
| टावरेस | tavaresa | 2.82 |
| Tavares in the Russian language | ||
| Таварес | tavares | - |
| Tavares in the Arabic language | ||
| تافارس | tafars | - |
| تفاريس | tfarys | - |
| تافاريس | tafarys | - |
| تفارس | tfars | - |
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