Eneh Surname

15,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Eneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria35,5161:4,988657
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
England611:913,41146,955
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Finland151:366,44725,366
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

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.

- amanda2009

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eineh89102/
Enesh8970/
Enneh8957/
Enech8913/
Heneh899/
Aeneh899/
Ehneh899/
Enieh895/
Eeneh893/
Enehy892/
Egneh891/
Eaneh891/
Ene8674,774/
Enh8665/
Etnesh802,093/
Henneh801,195/
Henesh80304/
Eneysh8050/
Henech8043/
Hemneh8016/
Egnesh808/
Ennech806/
Heineh806/
Einieh805/
Eneach804/
Enehed804/
Einech802/
Heneih801/
Eenesh801/
Egnech801/
Emnech801/
Eneich801/
Geneyh801/
Eeneeh801/
Einneh801/
Esnesh801/
Emnesh801/
Eanesh801/
Henehy800/
Heyneh800/
Gene7510,800/
Enea759,219/
Enge756,042/
Enes755,753/
Enez752,194/
Ener751,837/
Enne751,795/
Ineh751,743/
Hene751,716/
Eney751,431/
Enih751,368/
Oneh751,254/
Enei75913/
Aneh75822/
Eneç75521/
Enee75505/
Enet75458/
Aene75361/
Eane75292/
Enie75247/
Eine75228/
Enje75209/
Ehne75195/
Țene75152/
Esne75141/
Iene75114/
Oene75111/
Enep7593/
Egne7591/
Yneh7561/
Enøe7555/
Eğne7543/
Eene7538/
Ened7535/
Enée7533/
Eneu7526/
Emne7524/
Eyne7521/
Einh7521/
Henh7520/
Eune7515/
Enhe7510/
Enhi759/
Eenh758/
Eneš755/
Enhy755/
Enej753/
Ðenh752/
Enjh752/
Ejnh751/
Ennh751/
Ejne751/
Eïne751/
Eanh751/
Enhj751/
Etne750/
Heinesh7351/
Heinech7343/
Hennech7332/
Henneha7328/
Heineth7319/
Geneeha7311/
Gengehy735/
Jeeneeh734/
Ehtnesh734/
Heneesh734/
Heneish732/
Hennehe731/
Ennechd731/
Heneich731/
Heinneh731/
Heneech731/
Hennieh731/
Hegnesh731/
Hennehy730/
Henecht730/
Heine6739,709/
Henne6710,849/
Heyne677,745/
Egner677,147/
Genge675,996/
Eanes673,861/
Aineh673,239/
Ennes672,106/
Genei671,730/
Henes671,526/
Geney671,513/
Heney671,219/
Inneh671,217/
Hoene671,197/
Geene671,054/
Ienea67944/
Enest67792/
Eneas67777/
Heene67766/
Genne67668/
Hener67532/
Geyne67505/
Ienne67504/
Ienei67497/
Einer67491/
Esner67397/
Genee67396/
Ennih67369/
Anneh67354/
Enner67341/
Hineh67325/
Hejne67255/
Eenge67253/
Jnieh67239/
Enych67231/
Hemne67229/
Eines67220/
Țenea67209/
Hehne67203/
Heane67198/
Enney67186/
Haene67174/
Enned67173/
Enich67171/
Anieh67166/
Henea67151/
Etner67139/
Henie67128/
Ehnei67122/
Esnee67119/
Oehne67119/
Hiene67116/
Henet67115/
Đenge67108/
Henez67104/
Henej67102/
Heneš67100/
Genea6788/
Aenea6787/
Haneh6781/
Eness6778/
Eanet6778/
Jeene6776/
Emner6770/
Ennet6770/
Enihe6767/
Ehney6765/
Ennie6760/
Enyoh6760/
Esnes6759/
Jineh6757/
Eenee6757/
Emnet6756/
Egnes6752/
Esned6748/
Engeľ6748/
Aenie6746/
Eyner6745/
Emney6742/
Aenih6741/
Henje6739/
Aenee6734/
Heune6732/
Heinesch6729/
Hened6726/
Enish6724/
Emnes6723/
Inesh6723/
Henei6723/
Esney6722/
Enets6721/
Einge6721/
Heineish6719/
Eynez6719/
Eynes6718/
Einne6717/
Ennea6715/
Hegne6715/
Etney6714/
Enaih6714/
Henep6714/
Honeh6713/
Egnet6712/
Heynh6711/
Genhi6711/
Enhgi6710/
Øiene6710/
Gen'e679/
Enees677/
Heenh677/
Gejne676/
Aenne676/
Ennee676/
Egnea676/
Enhui675/
Einey675/
Eunie675/
Ejnea675/
Egnie675/
Henyh675/
Ethne674/
Henhe674/
Hennesch674/
Enett674/
Henee674/
Enije674/
Oineh674/
Eenet674/
Inech674/
Esnée674/
Eeney673/
Enher673/
Hyneh673/
Eener673/
Enajh673/
Enhai673/
Eaner673/
Enihs673/
Ennge673/
Einie673/
Aaneh673/
Einet673/
Hesne673/
Engih673/
Eaney672/
Eitne672/
Eenje672/
Engey672/
Enjhe672/
Onneh672/
Eanee672/
Egnez672/
Einei672/
Engne672/
Ienie672/
Eynie672/
Einea672/
Enioh672/
Heanh672/
Eunhi671/
Henih671/
Inehr671/
D'Ene671/
E'Ney671/
Eanea671/
Eanez671/
Eynet671/
Eynne671/
Eytne671/
Eunee671/
Eneiz671/
Engej671/
Enhay671/
Enhes671/
Eneis671/
Euney671/
Genih671/
Hiennieh671/
Esnei671/
Eenne671/
Enoih671/
Igneh671/
Eanha671/
Ieney671/
Heineich671/
Hejnesch671/
Ojneh671/
Oeney671/
Ûener671/
Geneț671/
Eneed671/
Enjch671/
Enhih671/
Enhoy671/
Eisne671/
Ehneß671/
Eynyh671/
Esnne671/
Ahneh671/
Ajneh671/
Eenih671/
Ayneh671/
Einee671/
Ennez671/
Esnez671/
Oneuh671/
Eneij671/
Ejnie671/
Onehy671/
Eanie671/
Eemnh671/
Etnea671/
Enhie671/
Eniey671/
Egney670/
Eanne670/
Eagne670/
Eunne670/
Heinetsh670/
Eynge670/
Ennep670/
Ehnne670/
Henestch670/

Eneh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eneh in the Hindi language
एनेहeneha-
Eneh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺢalnh50
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪalnyh12.5
ﺃﻧﻪanh12.5
ﺍﻧﺢanh12.5
ﺍﻥan12.5

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