Neva Surname

102,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Finland

Neva Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller at, or near, a swamp or marsh.

Neva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9141:52,2692,609
India7741:991,04141,957
United States4821:751,98958,734
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Russia3551:405,98039,120
Spain3041:153,79011,291
Finland2131:25,8063,545
Mexico1961:633,29710,239
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Uganda1491:262,00919,164
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Canada571:646,41452,764
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Néva (1) are calculated separately.

Neva (26,069) may also be a first name.

Neva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller at, or near, a swamp or marsh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Neva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neva (Georgian: ნევა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻔﻊ, Hindi: नेवा, Marathi: नेवा, Russian: Нева) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Néva. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Neva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,572nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,587,355 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Neva are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 20 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Neva is also the 30,983rd most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 26,069 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 914 people, or 1 in 52,269. In Colombia Neva is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 54 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 32 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Colombia this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Neva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Neva last name is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Neva surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Neva earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.11% less than the national average, earning R 23,508 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $24,138,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Néva921/
Nieva8959,541/
Neiva896,951/
Nevas893,537/
Nevaj893,007/
Noeva89670/
Ngeva89482/
Nevaa89222/
Nevoa89126/
Nevad89117/
Neeva89100/
Nevay8998/
Naeva8985/
Nevat8975/
Nevai8949/
Nevah8949/
Neava8933/
Nheva8930/
Nevaz8923/
Nevea8922/
Hneva8922/
Nesva8920/
Gneva8916/
Neuva8915/
Nevha8911/
Neyva894/
Nevau893/
Nehva892/
Nneva891/
Nev861,828/
Nevhad80576/
Nesvat80514/
Neşvat80314/
Neshva80281/
Nevatt80127/
Nevash80123/
Neivas80112/
Hnoeva8085/
Netvat8044/
Gneeva8021/
Neevas8012/
Nevait8012/
Nevaux8011/
Hneeva8010/
Nievea805/
Nevaas803/
Neveas803/
Nevach803/
Neyvas803/
Nievaa802/
Nevoha802/
Nevaid801/
Nevaus801/
Nevhat801/
Nevova801/
Hnieva801/
Neevay801/
Neivah801/
Nevaiz801/
Nevead801/
Nefova801/
Nava75353,616/
Neba7516,313/
Newa755,235/
Niva754,221/
Nevo753,199/
Neaf75116/
Gnev7582/
Neev7572/
Niev7541/
Ngev7528/
Nevs7520/
Neab7514/
Nõva7512/
Neiv757/
Neav757/
Nhva756/
Neaw755/
Neuv752/
Nhev751/
Neyv751/
Nevt751/
Nevh751/
Nevw751/
Nnev751/
Neheeva7310/
Neshvad739/
Nahieva734/
Nevhaus733/
Nağieva733/
Nechvay732/
Neavath731/
Nethvat731/
Nuhieva731/
Nechvai731/
Nivas6745,246/
Neveu6718,393/
Navea6710,137/
Neway678,720/
Newaj674,294/
Naava671,556/
Navaa671,106/
Nevot671,059/
Newah67885/
Novau67431/
Nuiva67410/
Nivah67327/
Nievo67289/
Nivaj67243/
Nevoh67239/
Navai67239/
Novay67212/
Novea67193/
Naiva67192/
Névoa67175/
Navau67170/
Nebha67166/
Nivad67134/
Navah67113/
Nawea67112/
Nevey67110/
Nivau67101/
Noiva67100/
Newai67100/
Neuwa6784/
Navay6783/
Novai6779/
Nivea6772/
Nevod6769/
Nnewa6769/
Nivat6768/
Nisva6767/
Naewa6767/
Novah6760/
Neuvo6753/
Gneev6747/
Nesua6746/
Neabo6746/
Neiba6744/
Nevou6741/
Niewa6736/
Noevo6735/
Nnava6729/
Nivaz6727/
Nebaj6725/
Neawa6725/
Nivai6723/
Nhiev6719/
Nebai6718/
Neewa6717/
Nivaa6717/
Najva6716/
Nyvad6716/
Nhewa6715/
Novaa6715/
Nheba6711/
Neavo6711/
Nïeba679/
Hneev678/
Neeba676/
Nevos676/
Ngiva676/
Nevoy675/
Nhava675/
Newwa675/
Nneba675/
Nívea675/
Newea675/
Nebea674/
Nebay674/
Neivo674/
Neawo674/
Naevo674/
Nevoo674/
Nibea673/
Neyba673/
Nyova673/
Nebaa673/
Neaba672/
Neevs672/
Neiwa672/
Nevei672/
Nejwa672/
Nahva672/
N'Eba671/
Neavs671/
Nevoj671/
Nheav671/
Nivay671/
Nivha671/
Gnevo671/
Nnevo671/
Newua671/
Hneaf671/
Navaï671/
Nejua671/
Nehwa671/
Nevayová671/
Nebau671/
Nhiva671/
Nivéa671/
Nniva671/
Niova671/
Névai671/
Névay671/
Növoa671/
Gnewa671/
Gniva671/
Nevss671/
Nayva671/
Niwea671/
Nyvea670/
Neaff670/

Neva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neva in the Georgian language
ნევაneva-
Neva in the Marathi language
नेवाneva-
Neva in the Hindi language
नेवाneva98.63
नेबाneba0.2
Neva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻔﻊanf30.77
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉalnfa15.38
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻊalnf7.69
ﻧﻔﺎﻉnfa7.69
ﻧﻒnf7.69
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊalnaf7.69
ﻧﻔﻪnfh7.69
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻪalnfh7.69
ﻧﻔﻌﻪnfh7.69
Neva in the Russian language
Неваneva-

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