Tzavelas Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Tzavelas Surname User-submission:

The surname, Tzavelis, probably comes from the surname Tzavelas. The Tzavelas family was a family of chieftains of the Souli. The Souliotes were an Orthodox Christian community known for their military prowess, their resistance to the local ottoman ruler, Ali Pasha, and their contribution to the Greek cause in the Greek War of Independence.

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Tzavelas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4491:24,6773,683
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tzavelas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Tzavelis, probably comes from the surname Tzavelas. The Tzavelas family was a family of chieftains of the Souli. The Souliotes were an Orthodox Christian community known for their military prowess, their resistance to the local ottoman ruler, Ali Pasha, and their contribution to the Greek cause in the Greek War of Independence.

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  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Tzavelas Demographics

Average Tzavelas Salary in
Canada

$53,798 CAD

Per year
Rank:
91,119 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.93474E-5
Rank: 125,873 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
108.28%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Tzavelas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tzavelas occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tzavelas? popularity and diffusion

Tzavelas is the 643,972nd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Tzavelas live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 24,677. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 25 percent live, Attica, where 23 percent live and Thessaly, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Tzavelas Last Name Statistics demography

Tzavelas earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $53,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tzavellas941,049/
Zavellas882/
Tsavelas881/
Tzovelas881/
Tsavellas828/
Tzavellos822/
Cavelas801/
Chavelas753,683/
Zouvelas7524/
Zayuelas7522/
Tsabelas751/
Cavellas751/
Cahvelas751/
Cayvelas751/
Tsouvelas7138/
Chavelias7118/
Chavellas717/
Cavelos676/
Covelas672/
Cayuelas631,168/
Zouvelos63134/
Chabelas63130/
Chavelos6381/
Cavilhas6375/
Chavelaz6332/
Cajuelas6315/
Chavilas634/
Cavellos634/
Covellas633/
Cavillas631/
Couvelas631/
Ciavecillas631/
Caihuelas5921/
Coviellas595/
Cayhuelas592/
Cavaillas592/
Covillas507/
Cahuilas501/
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