The Chavel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 113 people carried this name — #146,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (113).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 90 people named Chavel.
Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Chavel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joanny Chavel 1937–1973 · gangster
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Thierry Chavel 1971– · writer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chavel.
- 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
- Chave 245 · 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
- Checa 263 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Chavel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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