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Worldwide, Chave (Yabi
, Chave
, Xave
) is quite a rare mostly female, but seldom masculine forename. The first name Chave is habitual in the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guatemala, where it is a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Also, Chave is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yabi | India, France, Benin, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| Chave | Brazil, Switzerland, India, France, Mozambique |
| Xave | Brazil, France, United States, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Sabí | Spain |