Nev Surname

222,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5261:116,0837,686
Cambodia1081:143,4002,702
India501:15,341,308250,737
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nev (2,194) may also be a first name.

Nev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nev (Arabic: نيف, Hindi: नेव, Marathi: नेव, Russian: Ньев) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 222,924th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,986,622 people. The surname Nev occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Nev live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nev is also the 159,896th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,194 people.

The surname Nev is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,526 people, or 1 in 116,083. In Nigeria Nev is most common in: Benue, where 71 percent are found, Taraba, where 21 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Nev is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Nev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nev surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Nev are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

Nev earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neva864,591/
Noev86615/
Naev86298/
Gnev8682/
Neev8672/
Niev8641/
Ngev8628/
Nevs8620/
Neiv867/
Neav867/
Neuv862/
Nnev861/
Nhev861/
Neyv861/
Nevt861/
Nevh861/
Nevw861/
Gneev7547/
Nheva7530/
Hneva7522/
Nhiev7519/
Hnoev7512/
Hneev758/
Neevs752/
Nheav751/
Nevss751/
Neavs751/
Nneva751/
New6751,685/
Nav674,607/
Nov674,121/
Neb673,805/
Niv673,106/
Nef672,839/
Nep672,215/
Nebova67198/
Nepova6729/
Nyv6715/
Neheev678/
Nefová677/
Njv674/
Nuhiev672/
Nağiev672/
Nhv672/
Neivtt671/
Nevova671/
Nefova671/

Nev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nev in the Marathi language
नेवneva-
Nev in the Hindi language
नेवneva98.15
Nev in the Russian language
Ньевnev-
Nev in the Arabic language
نيفnyf-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nev
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