Naves Surname

30,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Naves Surname User-submission:

The Naves surname is derived from a small town near Oviedo, Asturias, a region in the north of Spain.

Naves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,7571:16,781838
United States8341:434,60337,429
Spain7921:59,0305,388
Mexico6081:204,1555,467
El Salvador4681:13,555779
France4331:153,40123,818
Argentina3141:136,12611,518
Peru2401:132,4347,448
Philippines2351:430,80153,740
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Chile1251:140,9324,923
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Cuba411:281,0425,171
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
India71:109,580,769786,157
England71:7,959,723202,100
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Navés (23) & Ñaves (22) are calculated separately.

Naves (205) may also be a first name.

Naves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Naves surname is derived from a small town near Oviedo, Asturias, a region in the north of Spain.

- vnaves

Naves Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Naves Come From? nationality or country of origin

Naves (Hindi: नवेस, Marathi: नवेस, Russian: Навес) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Navés or Ñaves. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naves is the 30,548th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 416,955 people. The surname Naves occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Naves live; 77 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 632,267th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 205 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 12,757 people, or 1 in 16,781. In Brazil Naves is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 41 percent are found, Goiás, where 25 percent are found and São Paulo, where 19 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 5 percent are found.

Naves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Naves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Naves surname grew 1,324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Naves surname are 43.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.81% registered with the party.

The amount Naves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,854 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.51% more than the national average, earning R 474,120 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $45,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Navés9323/
Ñaves9322/
Neaves913,959/
Naveas91820/
Navees91333/
Navest91139/
Navess9188/
Navies9142/
Naives9136/
Navesh9128/
Naveys9119/
Navets915/
Naeves912/
Nayves910/
Nave8913,096/
Navesse8352/
Naveesh834/
Naveeds832/
Neves80520,053/
Navea8010,137/
Naved806,974/
Neave805,739/
Navez804,002/
Naveh802,447/
Nayve802,279/
Navis802,070/
Navet801,979/
Navee801,617/
Naive801,480/
Noves80634/
Ngave80440/
Navey80315/
Naver80313/
Navge80217/
Navie80158/
Navej80154/
Nabes80113/
Nawes8052/
Navhe8040/
Nhave8026/
Natve8024/
Navje8018/
Navei8012/
Naveu8011/
Gnave8010/
N'Ave807/
Naave804/
Navée804/
Néves803/
Navex802/
Najve801/
Navec801/
Nasve801/
Nauve801/
Navesova7744/
Naveed73196,784/
Neeves73590/
Naveez73349/
Navais73329/
Nabess73311/
Neavez73249/
Navech73203/
Neives73150/
Novess73111/
Nabesh7384/
Naviez7380/
Nasvet7369/
Navish7367/
Nevies7348/
Naveer7342/
Ngavee7342/
Naivei7330/
Nawese7321/
Nahues7320/
Navise7320/
Novies7318/
Nawees7315/
Naveet7314/
Nevees7313/
Navhet7312/
Nave'e7311/
Noives7310/
Hnavis739/
Ngawes739/
Neaver738/
Naveid738/
Najveh738/
Nabies738/
Nevess737/
Naiver737/
Naivis737/
Navead737/
Navher736/
Neveis736/
Nawies736/
Novets734/
Nabets734/
Navedd734/
Nhaver733/
Nayver733/
Noveas733/
Noveis733/
Nabees733/
Neveas733/
Nabeas733/
Nawess733/
Naverr733/
Nahave732/
Naoues732/
Neuves732/
Naviss732/
Nevesh732/
Nasver732/
Naverz732/
Nanpes732/
Naivie732/
Navios732/
Nhatve732/
Naisve731/
Naivet731/
Nachve731/
Natver731/
Nauvea731/
Nauved731/
Nave'a731/
Naveea731/
Naveha731/
Nawesh731/
Novesh731/
Novges731/
Neveus731/
Navajs731/
Nouves731/
Nauver731/
Navice731/
Naveaz731/
Navé'e731/
Ngavei731/
Nabese731/
Naayve731/
Noeves731/
Gnabes731/
Novese731/
Novest731/
Naweis731/
Nneves731/
Neavey730/
Navett730/
Neaved730/
Naveit730/
Nava67353,616/
Navi6737,993/
Nabe6720,875/
Nawe673,809/
Navy671,928/
Nove671,201/
Naviche67209/
Ñave6737/
Naweshe6734/
Naanpes6731/
Navé6727/
Navj6722/
Nathues6722/
Naveedh6714/
Notvest6714/
Navisse6713/
Nasveer6712/
Navaish678/
Nabesse678/
Natveer678/
Naveedd678/
Navoyts676/
Naveedc676/
Naivedh673/
Nabetse673/
Navahei673/
D'Navis672/
Nasveed672/
Naaveed672/
Naibese671/
Nabeesh671/
Nauvetz671/
Nouvesh671/
Neavece671/
N'Navie671/
Nabeshe671/
Nòve671/
D'Navie671/
Nashveh671/
Naiveth671/
Nahveed671/
Gnavett670/
Neivies670/

Naves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naves in the Hindi language
नवेसnavesa-
Naves in the Marathi language
नवेसnavesa-
Naves in the Russian language
Навесnaves-

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