Navs Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Navs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Navs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Navs (14) may also be a first name.

Navs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Navs (Russian: Навс) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Navs.

How Common Is The Last Name Navs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Navs is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Navs live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Navs is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Navs is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Navs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Navs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Navs surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Navse89360/
Neavs891/
Nav864,607/
Navshe80134/
Navssd801/
Nafs751,386/
Nasf75407/
Ngav75185/
Naps7583/
Nabs7531/
Naiv7529/
Navj7522/
Naws7521/
Nauv7510/
Novs757/
Neav757/
Nahv757/
Natv757/
Gnav755/
Navz754/
Navc753/
Naav753/
Nasv752/
Navå752/
Navt752/
Navd751/
Nhav751/
Najv751/
Naafs67403/
Nafsh67261/
Napps67132/
Ngauv6758/
Nauws6715/
Nassf6714/
Gnaps6714/
Gnabs6713/
Nafse6712/
Nahav6712/
Naips6711/
Nasfe677/
Nhaiv677/
Nathv675/
Navch674/
Nashf673/
Nawse672/
Nnabs672/
Nawsh672/
Napse671/
Novws671/
Naffs671/
Naphs671/
Nnaws671/
Nheav671/
Nawsz671/
Neabs671/
Nasft671/
Nabst671/
Naifs671/
Naufs670/
Neaps670/

Navs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Navs in the Russian language
Навсnavs-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Navs
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