Neves is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Neves
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

A variant of Navarro. One who came from Navarro meaning "plain among hills," an ancient kingdom in Spain.

How popular is Neves?

Neves is common in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Portugal, United States, East Timor, Cape Verde, France, Canada, Argentina, São Tomé and Príncipe, Spain, England, Uruguay, South Africa, Venezuela, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Indonesia, Peru, Luxembourg, Thailand, Morocco, Swaziland.

Neves is ranked 1029 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nevess grew by 18.78 per cent to 4997 since 2000 and ranked 6748 after elevating 557 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.55 74.78
Hispanic or Latino 9.71 8.58
Black 7.2 3.54
Others 4.18 10.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.88 1.97
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.5
Neves is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Cape Verde is ahead in terms of density. Around 520050 people have been found who wears Neves as their family name. Neves is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Neves:
87 Brazil317,356
Countries with ten thousands of Neves:
73 Angola62,707
85 Mozambique61,798
33 Portugal52,321
Countries with thousands of Neves:
7,520 United States5,645
68 East Timor5,012
40 Cape Verde3,759
2,865 France2,738
4,086 Canada1,173
Countries with hundreds of Neves:
4,552 Argentina791
52 São Tomé and Príncipe778
5,524 Spain768
8,455 England749
585 Uruguay672
11,378 South Africa582
3,533 Venezuela322
12,029 Australia251
34,354 Germany226
5,338 Switzerland223
14,364 Netherlands195
53,601 Indonesia192
8,393 Peru191
503 Luxembourg155
82,494 Thailand150
42,794 Morocco136
513 Swaziland126
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,769 Belgium78
8,628 Chile59
242,024 India53
74,216 Italy52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,151 Paraguay47
37,608 Cameroon46
8,136 Dominican Republic46
5,562 Ireland44
14,715 New Zealand39
442 Andorra36
22,492 Israel35
19,099 United Arab Emirates34
142,207 Philippines33
4,689 Suriname26
9,267 Wales25
47,966 Zimbabwe24
19,736 Denmark22
31,291 Hungary20
14,725 Qatar19
37,550 Sweden19
3,010 Senegal16
36,578 Mexico15
389 Curaçao14
70,330 Papua New Guinea14
16,471 Scotland14
18,211 Singapore13
4,016 Honduras12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
7,200 China10
387 Macau10
2,922 Iceland9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
36,047 Finland8
436,635 Russia8
48,838 Japan6
10,578 Namibia6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Herm. Neves was 27 years old when he migrated to United States on June 5, 1869. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Saxonia from Hamburg.

Neves Namesakes

  • Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur
  • António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese legal philosopher and a professor emeritus at the law faculty of the University of Coimbra
  • Maria das Neves, former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • José Maria Neves, Cape Verdean politician
  • Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Aécio Neves, Brazilian economist
  • Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Mario das Neves, Argentine Justicialist Party politician
  • Bruno Ferraz das Neves, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
  • Lucas Moreira Neves, Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
  • Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves, former Brazilian
  • Nando Maria Neves, retired Cape Verdean football defender
  • Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Cristiano dos Santos Neves, Brazilian striker
  • Graciano dos Santos Neves, Brazilian physician and politician

Neves Namesakes

  • Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur
  • António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese legal philosopher and a professor emeritus at the law faculty of the University of Coimbra
  • Maria das Neves, former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • José Maria Neves, Cape Verdean politician
  • Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Aécio Neves, Brazilian economist
  • Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Mario das Neves, Argentine Justicialist Party politician
  • Bruno Ferraz das Neves, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
  • Lucas Moreira Neves, Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
  • Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves, former Brazilian
  • Nando Maria Neves, retired Cape Verdean football defender
  • Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • Cristiano dos Santos Neves, Brazilian striker
  • Graciano dos Santos Neves, Brazilian physician and politician

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