Nave Surname
Approximately 13,096 people bear this surname
Nave Surname Definition:
Nick 'the neve'; v. Neave. A variant, (a) Occup. 'the knave,' a lad, a servant. The older meaning of knave is not disreputable. The Yorkshire Poll Tax (1379) has many instances to prove its purely occupative character; compare Napton for Knapton.
Read More About This SurnameNave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,583 | 1:55,060 | 6,571 |
| Portugal | 981 | 1:10,620 | 905 |
| Italy | 921 | 1:66,402 | 11,813 |
| France | 886 | 1:74,969 | 10,519 |
| Philippines | 787 | 1:128,638 | 21,984 |
| Germany | 480 | 1:167,720 | 19,812 |
| Pakistan | 372 | 1:480,225 | 8,406 |
| Brazil | 252 | 1:849,501 | 30,645 |
| Burkina Faso | 219 | 1:83,800 | 2,897 |
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Mauritania | 154 | 1:26,590 | 2,261 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| Spain | 125 | 1:374,016 | 20,935 |
| Argentina | 107 | 1:399,471 | 30,635 |
| Mexico | 105 | 1:1,182,154 | 14,394 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,023 | 1:49,090 | 5,590 |
The alternate forms: Näve (76), Ñave (37) & Navé (27) are calculated separately.
Nave (779) may also be a first name.
Nave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the neve'; v. Neave. A variant, (a) Occup. 'the knave,' a lad, a servant. The older meaning of knave is not disreputable. The Yorkshire Poll Tax (1379) has many instances to prove its purely occupative character; compare Napton for Knapton.
Johannes Jakkesknave, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Nicholas Gaytknave, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Wyllknave, 1379: ibid.
Nave Demographics
Average Male Nave Height
174.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ, Hindi: नावे, Marathi: नवे, Russian: Навэ) is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Näve, Ñave or Navé. Click here for other potential spellings of Nave.
How Common Is The Last Name Nave? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,068th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 556,471 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Nave are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nave is also the 293,989th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 779 people.
The last name Nave is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,583 people, or 1 in 55,060. In The United States Nave is most common in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 7 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.
Nave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nave last name grew 643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nave surname are 21.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.33% registered with the party.
The amount Nave earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning €29,395 per year; in Norway they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning 337,663 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.51% more than the national average, earning R 341,028 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.44% more than the national average, earning $63,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Näve | 92 | 76 | / |
| Ñave | 92 | 37 | / |
| Navé | 92 | 27 | / |
| Naves | 89 | 17,478 | / |
| Navea | 89 | 10,137 | / |
| Naved | 89 | 6,974 | / |
| Neave | 89 | 5,739 | / |
| Navez | 89 | 4,002 | / |
| Naveh | 89 | 2,447 | / |
| Nayve | 89 | 2,279 | / |
| Navet | 89 | 1,979 | / |
| Navee | 89 | 1,617 | / |
| Naive | 89 | 1,480 | / |
| Naeve | 89 | 1,452 | / |
| Ngave | 89 | 440 | / |
| Navey | 89 | 315 | / |
| Naver | 89 | 313 | / |
| Navge | 89 | 217 | / |
| Navie | 89 | 158 | / |
| Navej | 89 | 154 | / |
| Navhe | 89 | 40 | / |
| Nhave | 89 | 26 | / |
| Natve | 89 | 24 | / |
| Navje | 89 | 18 | / |
| Navei | 89 | 12 | / |
| Naveu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Gnave | 89 | 10 | / |
| N'Ave | 89 | 7 | / |
| Naave | 89 | 4 | / |
| Navée | 89 | 4 | / |
| Najve | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nasve | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nauve | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naveed | 80 | 196,784 | / |
| Neaves | 80 | 3,959 | / |
| Naveas | 80 | 820 | / |
| Nijave | 80 | 361 | / |
| Naveez | 80 | 349 | / |
| Navees | 80 | 333 | / |
| Neavez | 80 | 249 | / |
| Navech | 80 | 203 | / |
| Navest | 80 | 139 | / |
| Navess | 80 | 88 | / |
| Nasvet | 80 | 69 | / |
| Naveer | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ngavee | 80 | 42 | / |
| Naives | 80 | 36 | / |
| Naivei | 80 | 30 | / |
| Navesh | 80 | 28 | / |
| Naveys | 80 | 19 | / |
| Naveet | 80 | 14 | / |
| Navhet | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nave'e | 80 | 11 | / |
| Neaver | 80 | 8 | / |
| Naveid | 80 | 8 | / |
| Najveh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Naiver | 80 | 7 | / |
| Navead | 80 | 7 | / |
| Navher | 80 | 6 | / |
| Navets | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nehave | 80 | 4 | / |
| Neyave | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyiave | 80 | 4 | / |
| Navedd | 80 | 4 | / |
| Noyave | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhaver | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nayver | 80 | 3 | / |
| Naverr | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nahave | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nasver | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naivie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhatve | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naisve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naivet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najave | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nachve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Natver | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nauvea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nauved | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nave'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naveea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naveha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nauver | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naveaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Navé'e | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayive | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngavei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naayve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neavey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Navett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nayves | 80 | 0 | / |
| Neaved | 80 | 0 | / |
| Naveit | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nava | 75 | 353,616 | / |
| Navi | 75 | 37,993 | / |
| Nabe | 75 | 20,875 | / |
| Neve | 75 | 11,040 | / |
| Nawe | 75 | 3,809 | / |
| Navy | 75 | 1,928 | / |
| Nove | 75 | 1,201 | / |
| Nève | 75 | 220 | / |
| Nive | 75 | 182 | / |
| Navj | 75 | 22 | / |
| Néve | 75 | 3 | / |
| Növe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nêve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nòve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naveedh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nasveer | 73 | 12 | / |
| Natveer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Naveedd | 73 | 8 | / |
| Naveesh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naivedh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Navahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nasveed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naaveed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naveeds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Najavej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najeeve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauvetz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayaves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngayuve | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Navie | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Navie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nashveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naiveth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahveed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnavett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nawej | 67 | 29,887 | / |
| Neveu | 67 | 18,393 | / |
| Nhavi | 67 | 13,792 | / |
| Navid | 67 | 13,026 | / |
| Nabie | 67 | 12,455 | / |
| Naber | 67 | 9,265 | / |
| Navhi | 67 | 6,545 | / |
| Navaj | 67 | 6,477 | / |
| Navio | 67 | 4,634 | / |
| Nabet | 67 | 3,994 | / |
| Nabeh | 67 | 3,322 | / |
| Nieve | 67 | 2,772 | / |
| Ngove | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Navis | 67 | 2,070 | / |
| Navoa | 67 | 1,588 | / |
| Naava | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Nabee | 67 | 1,371 | / |
| Navaa | 67 | 1,106 | / |
| Ngabe | 67 | 1,091 | / |
| Nover | 67 | 966 | / |
| Nampe | 67 | 837 | / |
| Nabea | 67 | 783 | / |
| Nabed | 67 | 757 | / |
| Naibe | 67 | 753 | / |
| Ngavi | 67 | 704 | / |
| Nouve | 67 | 645 | / |
| Novey | 67 | 639 | / |
| Noves | 67 | 634 | / |
| Nyeve | 67 | 550 | / |
| Neeve | 67 | 542 | / |
| Novie | 67 | 541 | / |
| Gnavi | 67 | 451 | / |
| Nabei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Nueve | 67 | 394 | / |
| Nnawe | 67 | 354 | / |
| Novet | 67 | 303 | / |
| Naybe | 67 | 298 | / |
| Nahvi | 67 | 286 | / |
| Gnawe | 67 | 275 | / |
| Naviy | 67 | 266 | / |
| Navai | 67 | 239 | / |
| Nauwe | 67 | 223 | / |
| Novea | 67 | 193 | / |
| Naiva | 67 | 192 | / |
| Navit | 67 | 172 | / |
| Navoy | 67 | 169 | / |
| Novhe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Naoue | 67 | 137 | / |
| Nabes | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nawea | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nevey | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nawee | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ñavez | 67 | 98 | / |
| Naviz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Nawei | 67 | 92 | / |
| Noive | 67 | 87 | / |
| Navay | 67 | 83 | / |
| Navoj | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gnabe | 67 | 79 | / |
| Nivea | 67 | 72 | / |
| Naabe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Najue | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nawie | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nabeu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Najvi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nabhe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Noveh | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nevhe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Novez | 67 | 43 | / |
| Neuve | 67 | 42 | / |
| Növer | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nauva | 67 | 37 | / |
| Naivi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nanpe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Neive | 67 | 34 | / |
| Neava | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nhabe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nnava | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nabey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Navii | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nijve | 67 | 25 | / |
| Navij | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nabge | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nheve | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nayue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Navés | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nevea | 67 | 22 | / |
| Naiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Navoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ñaves | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nevie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Neabe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Neveh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Naweh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Naawe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nnabe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Naube | 67 | 18 | / |
| Najva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nasbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Noved | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nauvi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nawge | 67 | 11 | / |
| Navha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nivey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nasvi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Naavy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Naivy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Novei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Naewe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Navér | 67 | 8 | / |
| Novej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Navyd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nhava | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nawey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neyve | 67 | 5 | / |
| Näver | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nawep | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nahwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nneve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nabez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Natvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naavi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nivee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hnawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hnavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Navgi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nauvy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nevei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nävie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Nave'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nevee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Novee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naïbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Natbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Návez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nóvez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayva | 67 | 1 | / |
Nave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻓﻊ | naf | 79.45 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊ | alnaf | 20.55 |
| Nave in the Marathi language | ||
| नवे | nave | 56.72 |
| नावे | nave | 40.3 |
| िनावे | inave | 2.99 |
| Nave in the Hindi language | ||
| नावे | nave | 42.86 |
| नवे | nave | 38.1 |
| नवी | navi | 19.05 |
| Nave in the Russian language | ||
| Навэ | nave | - |
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