Chavez

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See also: Chávez

English

Etymology

From Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves (“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”).

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chavez is the 83rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250000 individuals. Chavez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.96%) individuals.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Chávez, from Chaves.

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. a surname from Spanish

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cha‧vez
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsabes/

Proper noun

Chávez (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, from Chaves.

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. a surname from Spanish

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaves/
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈt͡ʃabes/ , (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /ˈtsabes/
  • Rhymes: -aves, -abes
  • Syllabification: Cha‧vez

Proper noun

Chavez (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chavez is the 64th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 80,170 individuals.
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