Xavier Surname

934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Xavier Surname Definition:

(Spanish) One who came from Xaberri or Xaverri, abbreviated forms of Etchaberri (new house), the name of numerous places in Spain.

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Xavier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil398,5651:53769
Mozambique66,7421:40871
Angola45,3541:595103
India15,4241:49,7323,424
Portugal10,2941:1,012173
East Timor6,0151:20260
France4,4791:14,8301,549
Chad3,7551:3,620598
United States3,7201:97,43510,867
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
Haiti2,2541:4,740592
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Malaysia9351:31,5452,689
England9311:59,8487,122
Canada8671:42,4985,278
Oman6981:5,284750
Australia5401:49,9926,225
Uruguay5061:6,782749
Spain4871:96,0007,946
Guyana4141:1,841327
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Indonesia3451:383,33132,711
Argentina3111:137,43911,638
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Saint Lucia2611:685121
Dominica2421:31483
Philippines2271:445,98354,865
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Trinidad and Tobago1891:7,2171,084
Cameroon1701:122,17113,957
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Mexico1641:756,86711,287
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Germany1041:774,09157,434
United Arab Emirates1011:90,7168,270
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Mauritius761:17,0193,609
Micronesia761:1,398304
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Benin641:161,49416,390
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
São Tomé and Príncipe431:4,126358
United States Virgin Islands391:2,830482
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Botswana281:78,10513,263
China271:50,641,5392,733
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Seychelles181:5,133784
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Norway151:342,81932,589
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Macau111:54,694379
Wales101:309,45316,869
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Togo91:805,3086,372
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Grenada81:13,567908
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

The alternate forms: Xaviér (9), Xaviêr (1) & Xāvȉer (1) are calculated separately.

Xavier (416,866) may also be a first name.

Xavier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) One who came from Xaberri or Xaverri, abbreviated forms of Etchaberri (new house), the name of numerous places in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Spanish), Brilliant. Doubtless a Moorish relic; for this surname is plainly the Arabic word “xaver.”

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The name come from the Basque 'etxaberri', and it means "new house", "new home" or "owner of new home". It became a first name too because the missionay São Francisco Xavier.

- axavier

The Xavier surname comes from the surname of the great Christian missionary, St. Francis Xavier.

- anitta

Xavier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xavier (Arabic: زافير, Hindi: जेवियर, Marathi: वीएर, Oriya: େଜଭିଆର) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Xaviér, Xaviêr or Xāvȉer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xavier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 934th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,751 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Xavier reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,467th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 416,866 people.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 398,565 people, or 1 in 537. In Brazil Xavier is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Bahia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 154 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 12 percent reside and Angola, where 8 percent reside.

Xavier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Xavier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Xavier last name rose 2,776 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Xavier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Xavier last name are 12.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Xavier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.85% less than the national average, earning 260,063 kr per year; in Peru they earn 99.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,707 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning R 284,700 per year; in United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xaviér949/
Xaviêr941/
Xavieir9242/
Xaviere9237/
Xzavier929/
Xxavier926/
Xaivier925/
Xavierr924/
Xhavier924/
Xsavier924/
Xaviyer923/
Nxavier922/
Xavieer922/
Xaviert922/
Xaveier922/
Xavaier922/
Xavierp921/
Kxavier921/
Xeavier921/
Xaver91212/
Xavir9195/
Xavie9162/
Xāvȉer891/
Xavieher861/
Xzayvier861/
Zavier83635/
Xavior83462/
Savier83414/
Xevier83160/
Xaveir8356/
Xaiver8341/
Xabier8314/
Xavuer8312/
Xaveer836/
Xavire836/
Xavies834/
Xavyer833/
Xaviei832/
Xaviet832/
Xavoer832/
Xavirt832/
Xavere831/
Xavied831/
Xavjer831/
Xsaver831/
Xaiuer831/
Xavear831/
Xaviea831/
Xzaver831/
Xovier831/
Xavisr831/
Xaaver830/
Xauver830/
Xavair830/
Chavier773,218/
Saviere7793/
Shavier7746/
Sauvier7736/
Xaivior772/
Xaviyar771/
Gsavier771/
Qsavier771/
Xavière771/
Zaavier771/
Savierd771/
Xzavior771/
Xabiere771/
Savierr770/
Seavier770/
Xever732/
Xavér731/
Xevir731/
Xavié731/
Xabie731/
Xover730/
Chauvier711,073/
Schavier7160/
Xaverová7113/
Chaviere713/
Shaviere711/
Savhiere711/
Ksaviyer711/
Shauvier710/
Chauviere671,465/
Sabier67102/
Sovier6779/
Sawier6752/
Zabier6742/
Saviir6734/
Ksaver6715/
Savyer6713/
Ksavir675/
Xhabir672/
Xabeer671/
Xeveir671/
Zovier671/
Gsaver670/

Xavier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Xavier in the Hindi language
जेवियरjeviyara65.22
एक्सवीरeksavira13.04
सेवियरseviyara4.35
एक्सवियरeksaviyara4.35
जेवीयरjeviyara4.35
एक्सैवियरeksaiviyara4.35
सेविरयseviraya4.35
Xavier in the Oriya language
େଜଭିଆରejabhi'ara42.86
େଜଭିୟାରejabhiyara28.57
ଯାଭିଆରyabhi'ara8.57
ଜାଭିଆରjabhi'ara5.71
େସାେରesaera5.71
ଜାବିୟାରjabiyara2.86
ଜାବିରjabira2.86
ଜାଭିଅରjabhi'ara2.86
Xavier in the Marathi language
वीएरvi'era30
वेराvera15
आवीरavira15
जावीरjavira10
झवीरjhavira10
क्सवीरksavira5
झावीरjhavira5
क्षवीरksavira5
झवेरjhavera5
Xavier in the Arabic language
زافيرzafyr-
ظافيرzafyr-

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