Jenebu Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jenebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Jenebu (1,373) may also be a first name.

Jenebu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jenebu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jenebu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenebu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Jenebu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jenebu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jenebu is also the 211,363rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,373 people.

Jenebu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Jenebu is most numerous in: Benue, where 68 percent reside, Kogi, where 28 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijenebu926/
Jenebou923/
Enebu91295/
Djenebou861,501/
Zenebu8328,663/
Jenabu83413/
Jenibu8340/
Senebu8333/
Engebu8327/
Jinebu8310/
Genebu836/
Eneebu834/
Yenebu831/
Jenobu831/
Djeinebou801/
Zenebou77315/
Jeinabu7734/
Zenebeu774/
Jennabu774/
Zeynebu774/
Jeanabu773/
Jenaibu772/
Geneabu771/
Zeinebu771/
Jienabu771/
Jeynabu771/
Jeneevu771/
Enibu7351/
Enevu731/
Hennebou7110/
Djenibou713/
Jenaibou711/
Jenabouh711/
Genebhau711/
Enyobu6792/
Hennebaut6766/
Chenebaud6737/
Chenebaux6731/
Ginebu677/
Jeniwu677/
Genebault674/
Djenaibou672/
Engibu672/
Hennebaux671/
Hennebaud671/
Sinebu671/
Genewu671/
Enibuh671/
Zenibu671/
Enewou671/
Eneavu671/
Henebauch670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jenebu
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