# Neves (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/neves/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,997 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,748 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,786 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (4,207 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Neves in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Neves in Brazil.

## People named Neves

- Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician (1910-1985)
- Thiago Neves, Brazilian professional football manager and former player
- Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
- Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian racecar driver
- Aécio Neves, Brazilian economist, politician, and former Governor of Minas Gerais
- Gabriel Neves, association football player
- Carlos Augusto, Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
- Lyanco, Brazilian association football player
- Thiago Fragoso, Brazilian actor
- Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter and arranger
- Tião Viana, Brazilian politician

## Similar surnames

Nieves, Neaves, Nevius, Naves, Novak, Navas, Novack, Novick, Nobbs.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.