Nives Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Nives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Finland141:392,62226,475
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
India71:109,580,769786,157
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Croatia51:845,72148,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nives (12,936) may also be a first name.

Nives Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nives (Hindi: निवेस, Marathi: िनवेस) is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nives? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nives is the 791,719th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Nives are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 51,474th most widely held forename globally, borne by 12,936 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Puerto Rico, where 5 percent reside.

Nives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nives has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nives surname grew 2,056 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nives Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nives surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nives earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $26,187,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieves91174,786/
Nivesh91177/
Neives91150/
Naives9136/
Noives9110/
Nivest917/
Nioves915/
Niveis913/
Nivies912/
Nihves912/
Nivets911/
Nivees911/
Niveas911/
Nivess911/
Nive89182/
Nivesse83652/
Niehves8314/
Nievies8312/
Nievess837/
Nievees832/
Nieveas831/
Nitvesh831/
Neivies830/
Neves80520,053/
Nivet803,408/
Nieve802,772/
Naive801,480/
Niver801,244/
Nivez80150/
Noive8087/
Nived8080/
Nivea8072/
Nuves8064/
Neive8034/
Nijve8025/
Ngive8022/
Niveh8019/
Nibes8017/
Nitve8013/
Niwes8013/
Nivey8010/
Nivis808/
Niove806/
Nivie806/
Nivee803/
Néves803/
Nuive802/
Gnive801/
Niveu801/
Nivíe801/
Nivesova771/
Neivesth770/
Neaves733,959/
Nievez731,240/
Neeves73590/
Niebes73387/
Nivois73298/
Nuiver73144/
Nihues7378/
Nevies7348/
Nevest7333/
Nevese7332/
Naivei7330/
Nishve7324/
Nittve7322/
Newies7318/
Nivedh7314/
Nevees7313/
Nevets7311/
Nesves7310/
Nueves739/
Nievis738/
Nihver737/
Nevess737/
Naiver737/
Naivis737/
Nieues736/
Neveis736/
Nievea735/
Nisvis735/
Nibesh734/
Nithve734/
Nebies734/
Neiver733/
Neveas733/
Nivice733/
Neuves732/
Nuvesh732/
Nuvees732/
Neivez732/
Niovis732/
Nisvet732/
Nevesh732/
Nivais732/
Neibes732/
Naivie732/
Naisve731/
Naivet731/
Nuvies731/
Nivish731/
Niwesh731/
Neveus731/
Neivet731/
Neivge731/
Neivie731/
Nivise731/
Niwese731/
Nisvez731/
Niewes731/
Niebis731/
Niverz731/
Nevesr731/
Nuivie731/
Neivey731/
Nneves731/
Nivech731/
Nivett730/
Nayves730/
Nisbes730/
Neve6711,040/
Niva674,221/
Nibe671,683/
Niehuis67359/
Nivi67313/
Nève67220/
Niwe67105/
Niebisz6783/
Näve6776/
Niebish6731/
Nichues6716/
Nibhesh6714/
Nivy6712/
Nyve6712/
Neihues675/
Naivedh673/
Niebies673/
Néve673/
Nisvett672/
Neveshe672/
Naibese671/
Nivisht671/
Nieuhes671/
Nêve671/
Naiveth671/
Nyvesse671/
Njve671/
Nhve671/
Neisues670/

Nives Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nives in the Hindi language
निवेसnivesa-
Nives in the Marathi language
िनवेसinavesa-

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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 Nives
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