Jeneth Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jeneth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeneth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
India91:85,229,487684,495
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jeneth (19,318) may also be a first name.

Jeneth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeneth (Bengali: জেনেথ, Marathi: जेनेथ, Oriya: େଜେନଥ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeneth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Jeneth live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,835th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 19,318 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Jeneth is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 54 percent live, Abia, where 9 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Jeneth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeneth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jeneth last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jenethe9284/
Jenneth9262/
Jeaneth9222/
Jeineth921/
Jenet911,632/
Jeanethe861/
Jeanneth860/
Jeunet831,322/
Jennet83581/
Jenete83157/
Jenett83108/
Jenest8389/
Jeanet8380/
Jenets8338/
Geneth8337/
Djenet8326/
Jenget8318/
Jenith8318/
Zeneth8318/
Seneth8313/
Jeneat8310/
Jineth839/
Jenetz838/
Jeenet836/
Jesnet832/
Jhenet832/
Enet80458/
Jeannethe802/
Jeannet772,025/
Jennett771,897/
Jenette77269/
Jeanete7745/
Jhenith7723/
Jeanett7722/
Jeneste7720/
Joyneth7718/
Ijenget7712/
Jeanith7711/
Seuneth777/
Zeineth777/
Seeneth776/
Jehenet776/
Jayneth776/
Jennete773/
Zenieth773/
Djenete772/
Jejnith771/
Jeneatt771/
Jaineth771/
Zeaneth771/
Seneath771/
Jennith771/
Seineth771/
Jeeneet771/
Jenniet770/
Geneath770/
Genet73496,078/
Zenet732,602/
Senet731,333/
Cenet731,077/
Enget73561/
Ennet7370/
Jinet7354/
Jenit7353/
Yenet7338/
Jened7313/
Enett734/
Ienet731/
Jeanette712,205/
Jeannete71219/
Jennette7152/
Jeannest7148/
Genetsch7137/
Jeannett7124/
Jeenheet7116/
Jeannith719/
Jeanithe719/
Jennehed718/
Djenette713/
Jeenaith711/
Jeneatte711/
Jeynette711/
Jeaneete710/
Getnet6772,819/
Genete6718,318/
Gennet6712,201/
Genest6710,288/
Jeannette679,475/
Jinete672,987/
Seniet671,449/
Djinet671,063/
Zenith67650/
Ennett67542/
Geynet67440/
Genett67281/
Joinet6795/
Genets6785/
Seinet6747/
Jenned6732/
Jeannithe6727/
Senith6726/
Geneit6726/
Zenets6723/
Jenged6719/
Sineth6717/
Genetz6717/
Yenget6717/
Sehnet6717/
Jainet6716/
Zeynet6716/
Senett6714/
Jeneid6712/
Joynet6712/
Jengit6711/
Djened6710/
Jeuned6710/
Zineth6710/
Jehnět679/
Jenhed679/
Zienet679/
Zeinet678/
Zenete676/
Jenait676/
Jennit675/
Yenets675/
Seenet675/
Jinett674/
Enehed674/
Senyth673/
Seneat673/
Jenuit673/
Genith673/
Jenite673/
Jeaned673/
Zeenet672/
Jionet672/
Jenitt672/
Jaynet672/
Jinith671/
Gineth671/
Jeened671/
Jeanit671/
Jisnet671/
Engeet671/
Geneyt671/
Gienet671/
Yenete671/
Geinet671/
Jeanneste671/
Jeaneette671/
Jeanettte671/
Jinest671/
Juinet671/
Zenest671/
Engett671/
Ceneat671/
Ihenet671/
Djenit671/
Seneit671/
Jenist670/
Cenett670/
Ehneit670/

Jeneth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeneth in the Oriya language
େଜେନଥejenatha-
Jeneth in the Marathi language
जेनेथjenetha-
Jeneth in the Bengali language
জেনেথjenetha66.67
জেনেটjeneta33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeneth
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