Távora Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Távora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Távora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2551:40,8562,413
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tavora (3,702) & Tàvora (1) are calculated separately.

Távora Last Name Facts

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

Távora occurs more in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Tavora or Tàvora. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Távora? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 692,305th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. Távora is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Távora live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Távora is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 40,856. Not including Portugal this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 37 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavora943,702/
Tàvora941/
Tábora8373/
Távara8337/
Tovora8313/
Távore836/
Tavoras7715/
Tovorai775/
Tavorga774/
Tavoora774/
Tavorad771/
Thavora771/
Tavorath712/
Tabora6718,196/
Tavara6710,513/
Tábori671,477/
Tobara67582/
Towara67403/
Tovoro67246/
Tovara67165/
Tobora67146/
Tavore67131/
Tavoro6776/
Tawora6746/
Tábory6745/
Tavori6742/
Tovori6742/
Tovore6720/
Tavory6713/
Tábara6711/
Tàvara676/
Thavorraj671/
Tavoraitė671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Távora
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