Neves Surname
Approximately 520,053 people bear this surname
Neves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 317,356 | 1:675 | 87 |
| Angola | 62,707 | 1:430 | 73 |
| Mozambique | 61,798 | 1:441 | 85 |
| Portugal | 52,321 | 1:199 | 33 |
| United States | 5,648 | 1:64,175 | 7,517 |
| East Timor | 5,012 | 1:243 | 68 |
| Cape Verde | 3,759 | 1:141 | 40 |
| France | 2,738 | 1:24,260 | 2,865 |
| Canada | 1,173 | 1:31,411 | 4,086 |
| Argentina | 791 | 1:54,037 | 4,552 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 778 | 1:228 | 52 |
| Spain | 768 | 1:60,875 | 5,524 |
| England | 749 | 1:74,390 | 8,455 |
| Uruguay | 672 | 1:5,107 | 585 |
| South Africa | 582 | 1:93,089 | 11,378 |
| Venezuela | 322 | 1:93,801 | 3,533 |
| Australia | 251 | 1:107,553 | 12,029 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Switzerland | 223 | 1:36,829 | 5,338 |
| Netherlands | 195 | 1:86,601 | 14,364 |
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| Peru | 191 | 1:166,409 | 8,393 |
| Luxembourg | 155 | 1:3,745 | 503 |
| Thailand | 150 | 1:470,922 | 82,494 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Swaziland | 126 | 1:10,303 | 513 |
| Belgium | 78 | 1:147,393 | 20,769 |
| Chile | 59 | 1:298,584 | 8,628 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Paraguay | 47 | 1:153,973 | 3,151 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Andorra | 36 | 1:2,329 | 442 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Macau | 10 | 1:60,163 | 387 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 1:12,793 | 1,395 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
The alternate forms: Néves (3) & Nevés (1) are calculated separately.
Neves (16,470) may also be a first name.
Neves Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Neve’s (Son): v. Neve.
User-submitted Reference
Onomastic family name derived from the Portuguese language.
"Neves" could be translated as a plural of the English word snow (the precipitation of water ice particles) and mostly is associated to religious origin (catholic church). However, just like the English word, it is rarely used as a plural noun and only in literary/poetic context.
It can be related to "Nossa Senhora das Neves" (Our Lady of the Snows), a religious figure that carries an ancient tradition (per wikipedia): a roman couple, that prayed to the Virgin Mary light on what to make of their fortune, received while dreaming a message that the Holy Mary would like that a temple should be erected in her honor. This temple would be located precisely where on the Esquiline Hill (Esquilino), one of Rome's hills, snow would fall.
That is said to have happened from the 4th to 5th August in mid-Summer. In the morning, the land where today is located the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica (Holy Mary Major) appeared covered with snow.
- acnThe surname Neves derived from an erroneous interpretation of the forename Maria das Neves, having its latter part interpreted as a surname.
The forename Maria das Neves was given to female children of Christian families born on the 5th of August, due to the saint Nossa Senhora das Neves (Saint Mary of the Snows). As such, the bearers of this surname likely had a Christian female ancestor born on the 5th of August.
- deleted-235976It is a surname from Portugal of Christian origin. It originates from Nossa Senhora das Neves, a Catholic saint.
- matheusnevesNeves Demographics
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Neves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neves (Marathi: नेवेस, Russian: Невес) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Néves or Nevés. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Neves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Neves is the 1,030th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,013 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Neves live; 61 percent live in South America and 61 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 43,514th most common given name on earth, held by 16,470 people.
The surname Neves is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 317,356 people, or 1 in 675. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Bahia, where 11 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 121 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 12 percent reside and Mozambique, where 12 percent reside.
Neves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Neves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Neves last name expanded 3,740 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 646 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Neves Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Neves are 42.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.29% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Neves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning €21,380 per year; in Norway they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning 203,710 kr per year; in Peru they earn 87.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,407 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.23% more than the national average, earning R 463,932 per year; in United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,033 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neves in the Marathi language | ||
| नेवेस | nevesa | 54.55 |
| नेिवस | neivasa | 31.82 |
| नेवे | neve | 9.09 |
| नेवीस | nevisa | 4.55 |
| Neves in the Russian language | ||
| Невес | neves | - |
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Neves Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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