How Common Is the Last Name Nieves?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Nieves today

38,638

Ranked #1,004 of 162,254 published surnames · 11.83 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 34,896 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

5.66%

Black

1.14%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.61%

Hispanic

92.28%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.