Nevs Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Nevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nevs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nevs (Russian: Невс) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nevs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Nevs are found; 55 percent are found in South America and 55 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Nevs is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 45 percent live, Maranhão, where 18 percent live and Bahia, where 9 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Nevs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nevs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nevs surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nevse895,769/
Neevs892/
Nevss891/
Neavs891/
Nev861,828/
Nevshe8092/
Neva754,591/
News75396/
Nefs75391/
Neps75126/
Gnev7582/
Neev7572/
Niev7541/
Ngev7528/
Nesf7514/
Nebs759/
Neiv757/
Neav757/
Nivs756/
Neuv752/
Nevx751/
Nhvs751/
Nhev751/
Neyv751/
Nevt751/
Nyvs751/
Nevh751/
Nevj751/
Nevw751/
Nnev751/
Neefs671,766/
Nieps67118/
Gneev6747/
Nepås6730/
Nheva6730/
Newse6722/
Hneva6722/
Nhiev6719/
Neeps6716/
Neews6710/
Nepps6710/
Hneev678/
Nävås678/
Nivsh675/
Nivse674/
Neffs674/
Neubs673/
Nepse673/
Neshf672/
Nypes672/
Nefsj671/
Neabs671/
Newsp671/
Nheav671/
Neiws671/
Nefse671/
Hnevsová671/
Nepsz671/
Neesf671/
Nneva671/
Nyfes671/
Neaps670/
Neifs670/
Neebs670/
Neips670/

Nevs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nevs in the Russian language
Невсnevs-

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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 Nevs
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