How common is the last name Nava?

38,135 people in the United States have the last name Nava, about 1 in 7,838. It ranks #901 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NAVA

#901

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
38,135
About
1 in 7,838
This common or more
38.5%
Who bears it

Of the 38,135 people with the last name Nava, 93.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% as White and 1.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Nava

#899 Harding · 38,220#900 Bender · 38,205#902 Correa · 38,056#902 Do · 38,056

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Nava, most common first.

#6,982 Nave · 4,639#27,855 Navia · 914#57,050 Navy · 386#57,805 Naba · 380#81,311 Navo · 251#125,732 Napa · 143#126,357 Navi · 142#129,045 Navea · 138

Also a first name

As a first name, Nava ranks #9,536 of 53,615, with 1,450 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 83 births. See Nava as a first name

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