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    The surname Neves

    A surname, carried by 4,997 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex N120

    Neves: #6,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Neves #6,748, 4,997 people Neves: #6,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Neves #6,748, 4,997 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Neves is more common than 95.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,997 people named Neves in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,786 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,207.

    #6,748
    rank among US surnames
    4,997
    people in 2010
    1.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.8%
    change since 2000 (was #7,305)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,739Torrey5,00461,700
    #6,744Elwood5,00061,749
    #6,746Fraga4,99861,774
    #6,748Neves4,99761,786
    #6,749Batres4,99661,799
    #6,750Benge4,99561,811
    #6,751Tseng4,99461,823

    Who is named Neves

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named Neves identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nevess

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tancredo Neves
      Brazilian politician (1910-1985)
    • Thiago Neves
      Brazilian professional football manager and former player, born 1985
    • Denílson Pereira Neves
      Brazilian footballer, born 1988
    • Hélio Castroneves
      Brazilian racecar driver, born 1975
    • Aécio Neves
      Brazilian economist, politician, and former Governor of Minas Gerais, born 1960
    • Gabriel Neves
      Association football player, born 1997
    • Carlos Augusto
      Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
    • Lyanco
      Brazilian association football player, born 1997
    • Thiago Fragoso
      Brazilian actor, born 1981
    • Rodrigo Amarante
      Brazilian guitarist, bassist, singer, songwriter and arranger, born 1976
    • Tião Viana
      Brazilian politician, born 1961

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Neves

    Neves has the Soundex code N120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N120.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Neves?
    4,997 people in the United States had the surname Neves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,786 Americans. It ranked 6,748th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Neves?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Neves identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Neves?
    Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician (1910-1985), followed by Thiago Neves.
    Where is the surname Neves most common?
    Wikidata records people named Neves in Brazil.
    Is the surname Neves getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,997 in 2010, up 19%.