Nivez Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Nivez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nivez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1361:488,40268,701
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nivez (10) may also be a first name.

Nivez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nivez occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nivez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nivez is the 1,434,893rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Nivez reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Nivez is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

Nivez is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 488,402. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 75 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Normandy, where 6 percent reside. Other than France Nivez exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nievez911,240/
Neivez912/
Niverz911/
Nisvez911/
Nive89182/
Nivet803,408/
Nieve802,772/
Naive801,480/
Niver801,244/
Nives80356/
Nevez80185/
Noive8087/
Nived8080/
Nivea8072/
Neive8034/
Nijve8025/
Ngive8022/
Niveh8019/
Nitve8013/
Nivey8010/
Niove806/
Nivie806/
Nuvez803/
Nivee803/
Nuive802/
Gnive801/
Niveu801/
Nivíe801/
Nieves73174,786/
Neavez73249/
Nivesh73177/
Neives73150/
Nuiver73144/
Naives7336/
Naivei7330/
Nishve7324/
Nittve7322/
Nivedh7314/
Noives7310/
Naiver737/
Nihver737/
Nivest737/
Nievea735/
Nioves735/
Nithve734/
Niveis733/
Neiver733/
Nivice733/
Naivie732/
Niebez732/
Nihves732/
Nivies732/
Nisvet732/
Nivise731/
Nuivie731/
Neivey731/
Nivech731/
Nivees731/
Nivess731/
Neivie731/
Neivge731/
Neivet731/
Naivet731/
Naisve731/
Nivets731/
Niveas731/
Nivett730/
Neve6711,040/
Niva674,221/
Nibe671,683/
Nivesse67652/
Nivi67313/
Nève67220/
Niwe67105/
Niebisz6783/
Näve6776/
Niehves6714/
Niewitz6713/
Nivy6712/
Nievies6712/
Nyve6712/
Nievess677/
Néve673/
Naivedh673/
Nievees672/
Nisvett672/
Nhve671/
Nieveas671/
Njve671/
Nitvesh671/
Nêve671/
Naiveth671/
Neivies670/

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