The Chave surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 245 people carried this name — #78,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 12% from 218 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 885 people named Chave.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 294 people named Chave live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Corrientes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Chave live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Chave,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kotti Chave 1911–1986 · actor -
Ebba Fredrika Chave 1883–1955 · actor
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Alphonse Chave 1907–1975 · art collector
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Claude Chave 1943– · politician
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Frédérique Chave 1971– · politician
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Isabelle Chave 1973– · conservator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chave.
- Chauvette 289 · U.S. census
- Chauvin 4,018 · U.S. census
- Chavanne 321 · U.S. census
- Chavannes 245 · U.S. census
- Chavarin 2,341 · U.S. census
- Chavas 107 · U.S. census
- Chavel 113 · U.S. census
- Chaves 8,137 · U.S. census
- Chavey 126 · U.S. census
- Chavin 116 · U.S. census
- Chay 1,212 · U.S. census
- Chea 4,492 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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