How common is the last name Nieves?

36,188 people in the United States have the last name Nieves, about 1 in 8,260. It ranks #947 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NIEVES

#947

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
36,188
About
1 in 8,260
This common or more
39.1%
Who bears it

Of the 36,188 people with the last name Nieves, 91.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% as White and 1.3% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Nieves

#945 Farley · 36,293#946 Finley · 36,189#948 Esquivel · 36,172#949 Amaya · 36,144

Spelled almost the same

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

#95,802 Nives · 204#108,023 Nievez · 175#120,164 Nievas · 152

Also a first name

As a first name, Nieves ranks #4,875 of 53,615, with 3,681 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1925, with 37 births. See Nieves as a first name

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