Nieves Surname

3,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Nieves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nieves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico39,1621:3,170440
United States33,4541:10,8351,328
Venezuela33,3561:906175
Puerto Rico18,8091:18952
Colombia10,5881:4,512696
Philippines7,1711:14,1181,511
Spain6,7681:6,908853
Cuba6,1771:1,865278
Peru5,7361:5,541886
Ecuador3,1631:5,029834
Argentina2,7181:15,7261,393
Dominican Republic2,3571:4,426487
Uruguay2,2481:1,527185
Bolivia1,1251:9,4371,058
Brazil4031:531,20219,920
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
El Salvador1611:39,4031,191
Panama1201:32,6021,861
Guatemala1171:137,4593,302
Chile1081:163,1165,443
United States Virgin Islands971:1,138175
Canada731:504,73442,927
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Australia641:421,80833,593
England571:977,51048,999
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
France381:1,747,966156,445
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
China41:341,830,39216,990
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nieves (129,845) may also be a first name.

Nieves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nieves (Marathi: नेिवस, Russian: Ниевес) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nieves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nieves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nieves is the 3,222nd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,694 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Nieves reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Nieves is also the 8,042nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 129,845 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 39,162 people, or 1 in 3,170. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Querétaro, where 20 percent are found, México, where 15 percent are found and Jalisco, where 9 percent are found. Beside Mexico it exists in 87 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Venezuela, where 19 percent are found.

Nieves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nieves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nieves surname grew 557,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nieves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nieves last name are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nieves earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,554 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $20,142,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehves9214/
Nievies9212/
Nievess927/
Niieves925/
Nievees922/
Nieveas921/
Nuieves921/
Neieves921/
Nieives921/
Neves91520,053/
Nieve912,772/
Nives91356/
Niehaves86244/
Neaves833,959/
Nievez831,240/
Neeves83590/
Niebes83387/
Nivesh83177/
Neives83150/
Naives8336/
Nevest8333/
Nevese8332/
Niever8328/
Nevees8313/
Nevets8311/
Nesves8310/
Noives8310/
Nueves839/
Nievis838/
Nevess837/
Nievet837/
Nivest837/
Nieues836/
Neveis836/
Nievea835/
Nioves835/
Nieved833/
Niveis833/
Neveas833/
Naeves832/
Neuves832/
Nivies832/
Nevesh832/
Nihves832/
Nivets831/
Nivees831/
Neveus831/
Niveas831/
Nivess831/
Noeves831/
Niewes831/
Nyives831/
Nneves831/
Nievesová801/
Nivesse77652/
Niebies773/
Neveshe772/
Nitvesh771/
Nieuhes771/
Nievaez771/
Niewets771/
Nieva7359,541/
Nevis731,495/
Nyeve73550/
Ngeve73332/
Nebes73190/
Nevez73185/
Nivez73150/
Niebe7397/
Newes7378/
Nuves7364/
Nheve7324/
Nibes7317/
Nyive7317/
Gneve7315/
Niwes7313/
Nivis738/
Njive738/
Nevys737/
Njeve735/
Nievi734/
Néves733/
Nevex732/
Nieue731/
Nevés731/
Niive731/
Niewiesz7111/
Nevesova7110/
Niechues712/
Nieshues712/
Nieuheus711/
Nivesova711/
Nieveedt711/
Neivesth710/
Naveas67820/
Navees67333/
Nivois67298/
Neavez67249/
Nyevhe67232/
Nevois67161/
Nihues6778/
Nevies6748/
Nieweś6745/
Neviss6732/
Naveys6719/
Newies6718/
Nevhis6716/
Neebes6715/
Nawees6715/
Nebesh6714/
Niivee6713/
Nevish679/
Naivis677/
Nebeas676/
Nevaez675/
Nisvis675/
Nibesh674/
Nevise674/
Neuwes673/
Nevuis673/
Njebes673/
Neávez673/
Nehues673/
Neybes672/
Nuvesh672/
Nuvees672/
Nevice672/
Neivez672/
Niebez672/
Niovis672/
Nivais672/
Neibes672/
Nihebe672/
Nievaa672/
Niewei672/
Nuvies671/
Neweds671/
Newets671/
Nge've671/
Niesue671/
Nieuer671/
Nivish671/
Niwesh671/
Hnieva671/
Newess671/
Niewiesch671/
Nyoive671/
Noevis671/
Nouves671/
Niwese671/
Nisvez671/
Njiewe671/
Njiove671/
Nihive671/
Niieva671/
Niebis671/
Nyeveh671/
Newwes671/
Gniewe671/
Nivech671/
Nayves670/
Niehue670/
Nehive670/
Niebeh670/
Neevis670/

Nieves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nieves in the Marathi language
नेिवसneivasa-
Nieves in the Russian language
Ниевесnieves-

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Nieves Reference & Research

Nieves DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Nieves FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Nieves
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