Xavier is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Portugal. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Xavier
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain, Portugal
Meaning:

One who came from Xaberi or Xaveri, abbreviated forms of Etchaberri meaning "new house," the name of numerous places in Spain.

Brilliant. Doubtless a moorish relic; for this surname is plainly the Arabic word "xaver".

How popular is Xavier?

Xavier is common in Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, India, Portugal, East Timor, France, Chad, United States, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Ghana, Malaysia, England, Canada, Oman, Australia, Uruguay, Spain, Guyana, Bahrain, Indonesia, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Philippines, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Cameroon, Morocco, Mexico, South Africa, DR Congo, Germany, United Arab Emirates.

Xavier is ranked 933 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Xaviers grew by 48.46 per cent to 3367 since 2000 and ranked 9638 after elevating 2895 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 48.56 47.88
Black 21.29 16.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 16.01 11.38
Hispanic or Latino 7.4 7.85
Others 4.66 14.95
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.08 1.23
Xavier is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however East Timor lie ahead in terms of density. Around 571548 people have been found who wears Xavier as their family name. Xavier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Xavier:
69 Brazil398,565
Countries with ten thousands of Xavier:
71 Mozambique66,742
103 Angola45,354
3,424 India15,424
173 Portugal10,294
Countries with thousands of Xavier:
60 East Timor6,015
1,549 France4,479
598 Chad3,755
10,860 United States3,721
1,038 Sri Lanka2,924
592 Haiti2,254
2,432 Ghana1,385
Countries with hundreds of Xavier:
2,689 Malaysia935
7,122 England931
5,278 Canada867
750 Oman698
6,225 Australia540
749 Uruguay506
7,946 Spain487
327 Guyana414
571 Bahrain397
32,711 Indonesia345
11,638 Argentina311
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
121 Saint Lucia261
83 Dominica242
54,865 Philippines227
64,616 Thailand192
1,084 Trinidad and Tobago189
13,957 Cameroon170
34,956 Morocco170
11,287 Mexico164
32,570 South Africa152
45,387 DR Congo123
57,434 Germany104
8,270 United Arab Emirates101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,718 Kuwait96
4,751 Dominican Republic92
68,462 Nigeria92
8,043 New Zealand91
10,705 Switzerland82
3,609 Mauritius76
304 Micronesia76
30,714 Netherlands72
16,840 Papua New Guinea66
16,390 Benin64
26,724 Belgium56
10,516 Venezuela52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,191 Ireland50
27,204 Pakistan49
358 São Tomé and Príncipe43
482 United States Virgin Islands39
7,685 Qatar31
13,263 Botswana28
2,735 China27
4,505 Paraguay27
237,148 Russia26
3,610 Sudan25
95,018 Italy24
11,611 Singapore21
33,666 Sweden21
1,056 Cape Verde19
12,771 Estonia19
36,895 Kenya19
5,642 Suriname19
13,849 Scotland18
784 Seychelles18
67,754 Uganda18
24,503 Peru17
19,343 Iraq16
2,071 Rwanda16
774 Antigua and Barbuda15
32,589 Norway15
24,959 Chile12
54,433 Tanzania12
32,022 Denmark11
3,581 Hong Kong11
379 Macau11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
16,869 Wales10
13,537 Bangladesh9
14,518 Ethiopia9
41,100 Ivory Coast9
3,802 Madagascar9
40,124 Niger9
6,372 Togo9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
908 Grenada8
47,042 Japan8
26,148 Ecuador6
10,578 Namibia6
156,558 Poland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

28 years old laborer Anna Xavier who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on August 5, 1856 by Clara put out from Antwerp. Emilie Xavier (4) Laborer, 46 years old Heraly Xavier, Michel Xavier, aged 2, U Xavier, Farmer Villager Xavier, Benedict Xavier (33) Farmer, Franz Xavier (42), Marie Xavier, and 13 other Xavier around 36.84% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and cultivator migrated to US.

Xavier Namesakes

  • Francis Xavier, Navarrese Basque Roman Catholic missionary
  • Llewellyn Xavier, Saint Lucian artist
  • Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier, Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Passionists
  • Chico Xavier, popular philanthropist and medium in Spiritism
  • Abel Xavier, Portuguese former professional footballer
  • Phideaux Xavier, American TV director
  • Emanuel Xavier, American poet, spoken word artist, novelist
  • Anderson Conceição Xavier, Brazilian former football player
  • Babi Xavier, Brazilian television actress
  • Marcos Ferreira Xavier, Brazilian-Azerbaijani football midfielder whose last known club was São Gonçalo
  • Cleiton Xavier, Brazilian professional footballer

Xavier Namesakes

  • Francis Xavier, Navarrese Basque Roman Catholic missionary
  • Llewellyn Xavier, Saint Lucian artist
  • Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier, Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Passionists
  • Chico Xavier, popular philanthropist and medium in Spiritism
  • Abel Xavier, Portuguese former professional footballer
  • Phideaux Xavier, American TV director
  • Emanuel Xavier, American poet, spoken word artist, novelist
  • Anderson Conceição Xavier, Brazilian former football player
  • Babi Xavier, Brazilian television actress
  • Marcos Ferreira Xavier, Brazilian-Azerbaijani football midfielder whose last known club was São Gonçalo
  • Cleiton Xavier, Brazilian professional footballer

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