Çuvaş Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çuvaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Çuvaş 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
Turkey1481:525,82029,462
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Cuvas (424) are calculated separately.

Çuvaş Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çuvaş is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cuvas. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çuvaş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Çuvaş live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 525,820. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Kastamonu Province, where 22 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 18 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

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
Cuvas87424/
Çavaş803,157/
Çuvaç8039/
Suva677,327/
Zuva671,582/

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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 Çuvaş
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