Eneh Surname
Approximately 35,934 people bear this surname
Eneh Surname User-submission:
The Eneh surname means 'antelope' in the traditional Igbo language spoken in Eastern Nigeria, West Africa. It is derived from the word enebechi, which means 'looking onto God'. This surname is not quite common, but still exists around Nigeria.
Read More About This SurnameEneh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35,516 | 1:4,988 | 657 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Eneh (6,131) may also be a first name.
Eneh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Eneh surname means 'antelope' in the traditional Igbo language spoken in Eastern Nigeria, West Africa. It is derived from the word enebechi, which means 'looking onto God'. This surname is not quite common, but still exists around Nigeria.
- amanda2009Eneh Demographics
Eneh Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Eneh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eneh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eneh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺢ, Hindi: एनेह) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eneh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eneh is the 15,499th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,804 people. The surname Eneh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eneh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,502nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 6,131 people.
Eneh is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 35,516 people, or 1 in 4,988. In Nigeria Eneh is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 60 percent reside, Anambra, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Eneh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Eneh surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Eneh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.56% less than the national average, earning R 105,612 per year and in United States they earn 24.41% more than the national average, earning $53,683 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eneh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eneh in the Hindi language | ||
| एनेह | eneha | - |
| Eneh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺢ | alnh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪ | alnyh | 12.5 |
| ﺃﻧﻪ | anh | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻧﺢ | anh | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻥ | an | 12.5 |
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