Nieva Surname

9,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Nieva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nieva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina40,5391:1,054145
Philippines9,8051:10,325980
Mexico2,8431:43,6602,398
Colombia2,1681:22,0361,624
Spain1,8551:25,2032,649
Peru7001:45,4064,041
United States6321:573,51147,017
Chile1751:100,6663,794
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Venezuela821:368,3427,849
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Canada611:604,02649,778
France611:1,088,897118,069
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
Australia311:870,82953,581
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
England201:2,785,90397,972
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Guam121:13,3432,098
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Nieva (5,138) may also be a first name.

Nieva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nieva (Russian: Ниева) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Niéva. For other possible spellings of Nieva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,492nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 122,395 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Nieva reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 68 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 94,593rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 5,138 people.

The last name Nieva is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 40,539 people, or 1 in 1,054. In Argentina Nieva is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 26 percent are found, Tucumán Province, where 20 percent are found and Catamarca Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Argentina this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Mexico, where 5 percent are found.

Nieva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nieva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nieva last name grew 15,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nieva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nieva surname are 17.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nieva earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,641 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $24,858,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $47,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niéva931/
Nievas9121,855/
Nievaz9110/
Nievat917/
Nievea915/
Nievaa912/
Neieva911/
Naieva911/
Niyeva911/
Hnieva911/
Gnieva911/
Nieava911/
Niieva911/
Neva894,591/
Niva894,221/
Nagieva832,189/
Nogieva83121/
Nugieva8330/
Nyievaa837/
Nigieva835/
Nahieva834/
Nuiyeva833/
Nağieva833/
Nğiyeva831/
Neievas831/
Nieveas831/
Nuhieva831/
Nuievas831/
Nivas8045,246/
Nueva808,694/
Neiva806,951/
Nevas803,537/
Nevaj803,007/
Nieve802,772/
Njiva802,229/
Nyiva801,724/
Nieba801,076/
Noeva80670/
Ngeva80482/
Nuiva80410/
Nivah80327/
Nievo80289/
Nivaj80243/
Nevaa80222/
Naiva80192/
Niiva80136/
Nivad80134/
Nevoa80126/
Nevad80117/
Nivau80101/
Neeva80100/
Noiva80100/
Nevay8098/
Naeva8085/
Nevat8075/
Nivea8072/
Nivat8068/
Nisva8067/
Nevai8049/
Nevah8049/
Niewa8036/
Neava8033/
Nheva8030/
Nivaz8027/
Nevaz8023/
Nivai8023/
Nevea8022/
Hneva8022/
Nesva8020/
Nivaa8017/
Gneva8016/
Neuva8015/
Nevha8011/
Njeva8011/
Ngiva806/
Neyva804/
Nievi804/
Nibea803/
Nevau803/
Nehva802/
Nivay801/
Nivha801/
Nhiva801/
Nivéa801/
Nneva801/
Nniva801/
Niova801/
Gniva801/
Niwea801/
Nağyieva771/
Nieves73174,786/
Nievez731,240/
Nivash73789/
Nevhad73576/
Nesvat73514/
Neşvat73314/
Neshva73281/
Njivai73276/
Ngoiva73255/
Nevatt73127/
Nevash73123/
Neivas73112/
Niebas73100/
Hnoeva7385/
Nivaux7365/
Nivaud7361/
Netvat7344/
Nivaut7341/
Nivaas7333/
Nievod7328/
Niever7328/
Gniewa7328/
Naivat7326/
Noyeva7322/
Gneeva7321/
Najiva7321/
Njivat7316/
Neevas7312/
Nevait7312/
Naivas7312/
Naiava7312/
Nibeau7312/
Naivai7312/
Nevaux7311/
Ngaiva7311/
Hneeva7310/
Neuvas739/
Neyova739/
Njivha738/
Nivass738/
Nievis738/
Nievet737/
Njevha736/
Naivad735/
Noueva735/
Nayeva735/
Nayiva734/
Naaiva734/
Nioewa734/
Naiova734/
Nieved733/
Nevaas733/
Niivas733/
Nievos733/
Neveas733/
Nevach733/
Neyvas733/
Nyieba733/
Najeva732/
Nivaad732/
Naivah732/
Nnivas732/
Niewaa732/
Nivais732/
Nuivas732/
Nevoha732/
Nevaid731/
Noivad731/
Nuyeva731/
Nevaus731/
Nevhat731/
Nienpa731/
Njeeva731/
Njivay731/
Nishva731/
Nisvad731/
Nivadh731/
Neevay731/
Neivah731/
Nyevah731/
Ngieba731/
Nyiewa731/
Noievo731/
Nuivaz731/
Naibea731/
Naivay731/
Naivaz731/
Nevaiz731/
Neyuva731/
Neyava731/
Nivaha731/
Nivajh731/
Niveas731/
Niyeba731/
Nisvat731/
Njiewa731/
Nijevo731/
Ñievas731/
Nojiva731/
Niewat731/
Nevead731/
Niwa6759,535/
Neba6716,313/
Newa675,235/
Niba673,982/
Nevo673,199/
Nivault671,125/
Nahaeva67292/
Nahyeva67142/
Nivo67131/
Naiswea6789/
Nooyeva6769/
Nuva6759/
Niveaux6755/
Nivasch6731/
Nietbay6727/
Niebach6722/
Nağyeva6716/
Nivaggi6714/
Niehves6714/
Nyivaha6711/
Neheeva6710/
Neshvad679/
Niehuas679/
Nievess677/
Niyavat676/
Nuhyeva676/
Nhva676/
Nyiewua674/
Nishvas673/
Nevhaus673/
Nievees672/
Nechvay672/
Nohyeva672/
Nauiova671/
Naiivas671/
Naivath671/
Najiewa671/
Neavath671/
Nethvat671/
Nietbai671/
Nouevea671/
Nujivat671/
Nishvat671/
Nivassh671/
Niyavaz671/
Nyiavaa671/
Nyiebaa671/
Naihewa671/
Nejasva671/
Ngniewa671/
Niveaut671/
Niewadz671/
Niechwa671/
Néva671/
Nahueva671/
Nechvai671/
Neuvais671/

Nieva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nieva in the Russian language
Ниеваnieva-

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