Nuvas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Portugal

Nuvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Nuvas (596) may also be a first name.

Nuvas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nuvas (Hindi: नुवास) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuvas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nuvas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Nuvas live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nuvas is also the 342,522nd most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 596 people.

Nuvas is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Nuvas is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 33 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 33 percent reside and Telangana, where 33 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Portugal, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuevas912,020/
Nauvas9163/
Neuvas919/
Nuvais914/
Nouvas913/
Nuivas912/
Nuva8959/
Nouvash8320/
Nuvaish832/
Nuchvas831/
Neuvais831/
Nuevass831/
Nivas8045,246/
Nuiva80410/
Nuwas80271/
Nguva80174/
Gnuva80173/
Nuvad8047/
Nuvoa8040/
Nauva8037/
Neuva8015/
Nuvat8013/
Nouva809/
Nuvai807/
Nuvay807/
Nubas805/
Nuvah802/
Nusva801/
Nuvau801/
Nievas7321,855/
Nivash73789/
Nuevos73144/
Nuwash7334/
Nivaas7333/
Nuvaid7322/
Nubash7318/
Nuwais7318/
Nhusva7313/
Nauvai738/
Nivass738/
Nguuva737/
Nuwase736/
Nuvoha734/
Nubais734/
Nauwas733/
Noevas732/
Nivais732/
Nouvoa732/
Nouwas732/
Ngouva732/
Nnivas732/
Nuvath732/
Nusvat731/
Nuvhat731/
Nuwass731/
Nauvad731/
Nauvea731/
Ngubas731/
Ñuevas731/
Nuvaiz731/
Niveas731/
Nuevaz731/
Nuivaz731/
Nuybas731/
Nuwa672,093/
Nuba671,678/
Nuvo6746/
Nivasch6731/
Niehuas679/
Neuhuas672/
Nuevoss671/
Noumpas671/
Nuwaish671/
Nivassh671/
Nuhieva671/
Nieveas671/
Nuwaise671/
Numpash671/

Nuvas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuvas in the Hindi language
नुवासnuvasa75
नूवासnuvasa25

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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 Nuvas
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