Nevis Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nevis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nevis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5811:623,85450,382
Benin2421:42,7095,480
Liberia2161:20,4102,054
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
India961:7,990,264168,289
England761:733,13240,828
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Israel131:658,28045,106
Wales121:257,87814,969
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Saint Kitts and Nevis51:11,040818
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Nevis (6,039) may also be a first name.

Nevis Last Name Facts

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

Nevis (Arabic: نفيس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻴﺲ, Hindi: नेवीस, Marathi: नेवीस) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nevis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,280th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,874,613 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Nevis are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 85,320th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 6,039 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 623,854. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 49 percent are found, Louisiana, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 16 percent are found and Liberia, where 14 percent are found.

Nevis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nevis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nevis surname grew 1,096 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nevis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nevis surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Nevis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $47,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nevois91161/
Nevies9148/
Neviss9132/
Nevhis9116/
Nevish919/
Nievis918/
Neveis916/
Nevise914/
Nevuis913/
Neuvis911/
Noevis911/
Neevis910/
Nevi891,075/
Nievies8312/
Nevisse839/
Nevaise831/
Neuvais831/
Neivies830/
Neves80520,053/
Novis802,212/
Navis802,070/
Nevgi801,152/
Nesvi80533/
Newis80262/
Nehvi8065/
Nevid8053/
Nevai8049/
Nebis8036/
Nevit8024/
Nevie8021/
Nevio8014/
Nivis808/
Nevii808/
Nevys807/
Nievi804/
Neviz803/
Ngevi802/
Nevei802/
Nevih801/
Neyvi801/
Neavi801/
Nevés801/
Gnevi801/
Neivi801/
Nieves73174,786/
Novais7375,463/
Neaves733,959/
Nevitt733,355/
Neeves73590/
Nevoit73527/
Navais73329/
Nivois73298/
Nesvit73207/
Nebois73195/
Newiss73187/
Neives73150/
Noviss7398/
Navish7367/
Navies7342/
Nevich7339/
Nevest7333/
Nevese7332/
Nhesvi7327/
Novies7318/
Nessvi7318/
Newies7318/
Nehuis7317/
Novish7314/
Nevees7313/
Nevait7312/
Nebish7311/
Nevets7311/
Nesves7310/
Hnavis739/
Nevess737/
Naivis737/
Nisvis735/
Nebies734/
Nevuit734/
Newish733/
Noveis733/
Niveis733/
Neveas733/
Naeves732/
Neuves732/
Naviss732/
Nevice732/
Niovis732/
Nivies732/
Nevesh732/
Nivais732/
Nebijs732/
Neibes732/
Nevaid731/
Nesuis731/
Neybis731/
Nivish731/
Neveus731/
Nebise731/
Nebais731/
Novéis731/
Neivie731/
Neuwis731/
Nevaiz731/
Newwis731/
Nivise731/
Noeves731/
Niebis731/
Nevesr731/
Nnevio731/
Newise731/
Naweis731/
Nneves731/
Hnevoi731/
Nebiss730/
Newhis730/
Neavit730/
Neve6711,040/
Nebi673,962/
Niehuis67359/
Nivi67313/
Newi67260/
Nevy67114/
Niebisz6783/
Neavitt6763/
Newhuis6748/
Neehuis6745/
Niebish6731/
Gneivid6716/
Neveitt6716/
Niehves6714/
Nevä6712/
Nebishe6710/
Neuhuis679/
Nesvitt678/
Navaish678/
Nievess677/
Neihues675/
Niebies673/
Nesvich672/
D'Navis672/
Neveshe672/
Nehevic672/
Nievees672/
Nesbits671/
Novaish671/
Neboiss671/
Newisch671/
Neivich671/
Nieveas671/
Noweiss671/
Nivisht671/
Ngehvih671/
Nevè671/
Nevé671/
Novaais671/
Nechvai671/
Nevj671/
Neisues670/

Nevis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nevis in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻔﻴﺲnfys-
Nevis in the Marathi language
नेवीसnevisa64.18
नेिवसneivasa25.37
नेिnei8.96
नेबीसnebisa1.49
Nevis in the Hindi language
नेवीसnevisa50
नेविसnevisa50
Nevis in the Arabic language
نفيسnfys-
نيفيسnyfys-
نيفسnyfs-

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Footnotes

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