Tavis Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6811:532,24544,270
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Greece171:651,75273,285
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

The alternate forms: Taviş (388) are calculated separately.

Tavis (2,194) may also be a first name.

Tavis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tavis (Arabic: تافيس, Hindi: ताविस, Marathi: तावीस, Russian: Тавис) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Taviş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tavis is the 358,623rd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tavis are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 159,896th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 2,194 people.

The surname Tavis is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 681 people, or 1 in 532,245. In The United States Tavis is mostly concentrated in: California, where 29 percent reside, Washington, where 7 percent reside and Kansas, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Tavis occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Tavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tavis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tavis last name increased 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tavis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tavis surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Tavis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taviş93388/
Tavish91320/
Thavis91103/
Tavios9134/
Taviss9125/
Tavies9125/
Tavais9111/
Taveis917/
Teavis911/
Tavise911/
Taivis910/
Tavi891,721/
Thavais8360/
Tayvies8310/
Tasvish831/
Thavuis831/
Tayvist831/
Taviy802,195/
Tevis802,183/
Tavio801,998/
Taves801,122/
Tabis80741/
Tavai80624/
Thavi80621/
Tavie80449/
Tavip80269/
Tavui80256/
Tövis8081/
Tavid8075/
Tavit8064/
Tavic8052/
Tovis8044/
Tavij8043/
Tauvi8038/
Tawis8036/
Taivi8027/
Tavei8023/
Tasvi8019/
Taviz8018/
Teavi8014/
Tatvi8011/
Taavi807/
Tavoi805/
Tavii802/
Tajvi801/
Tavgi801/
Tavhi801/
Tavix801/
Tavisova7734/
Thavisch771/
Tabios736,885/
Tabish734,168/
Tabisz731,115/
Thavai73813/
Tampis73675/
Thevis73477/
Tabois73355/
Tabais73300/
Tobais73104/
Thaves73101/
Tabise7373/
Toovis7353/
Teavai7349/
Tovios7342/
Tavaiy7335/
Tauvie7335/
Taswis7325/
Tahvei7324/
Tawish7317/
Toivis7317/
Tovish7311/
Tahavi7311/
Tovise7311/
Tavesh7310/
Tawais7310/
Taibes7310/
Thabis738/
Teaves737/
Taivio737/
Tauvoi736/
Tavait733/
Tavees733/
Tayves733/
Tavgai733/
Tahves733/
Tavich732/
Tabies732/
Tauvid732/
Teveis732/
Teavie732/
Taivei732/
Taveus732/
Taivai732/
Touvis732/
Taibis732/
Thavid732/
Taives731/
Thaviy731/
Theavi731/
Tahvai731/
Taisui731/
Tabids731/
Tauves731/
Tavaiz731/
Tavese731/
Tavhid731/
Tavitt731/
Thovis731/
Tavaid731/
Thavoi731/
Thatvi731/
Tabuis731/
Tabiss731/
Taavit731/
Taivid731/
Taivit731/
Taivoi731/
Tavaai731/
Taubis731/
Tavidd731/
Tavihe731/
Tanpis731/
Toyvis731/
Dtavid731/
Tahvid731/
Teabis731/
Teviss730/
Tautvaiss711/
Tabi6726,594/
Tava677,303/
Tawi676,423/
Tave671,349/
Tovi671,184/
Thabuis67708/
Tobgais67220/
Thavaai67108/
Touvais6736/
Tavy6733/
Tabhais6714/
Tautvid6711/
Tabisch678/
Teiviss676/
Tajvije674/
Tabishs674/
Tavă674/
Thavaij674/
Taisuea674/
Ta'bois674/
Taabish673/
Tabaish673/
Tobaihs673/
Tavé673/
Tampish672/
Tawaise672/
Tabaise672/
Thabois672/
Thavith672/
Tahavij671/
Tabisht671/
Tauvich671/
Taveesh671/
Tampiss671/
Tashwis671/
Tevisch671/
Thabise671/
Teivišs671/
Thattvi671/
Tabioss671/
Tabisse671/
Tabaist671/
Tampois671/
Tatvaai671/
Tavuidh671/
Tobaish671/
Thayves671/
Thaives671/
Taisuit671/
Taiwest671/
Taviche671/
Tavidth671/
Taivitt670/
Taubits670/

Tavis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tavis in the Hindi language
ताविसtavisa84.44
तावीसtavisa8.17
तविसtavisa3.89
तवीसtavisa3.11
ताविशtavisa0.39
Tavis in the Marathi language
तावीसtavisa50
तािवसtaivasa50
Tavis in the Russian language
Тависtavis-
Tavis in the Arabic language
تافيسtafys-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tavis
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