Jennette Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jennette Surname Definition:

The French Jeannet = Jean (v. John) + the diminutive suff. -et.

Jennette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Jennette (7,883) may also be a first name.

Jennette Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Jeannet = Jean (v. John) + the diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jennette Last Name Facts

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

Jennette (Marathi: जेनेट) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jennette.

How Common Is The Last Name Jennette? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Jennette are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 71,788th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,883 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon Jennette is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 13 percent reside and Far North Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Wales, where 8 percent reside.

Jennette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jennette has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jennette last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jennette Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jennette surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeannette949,475/
Jeunnette9434/
Jennett931,897/
Jenette93269/
Ennette9323/
Jennete933/
Jnnette932/
Jeanette882,205/
Gennette88458/
Jinnette88337/
Jeannete88219/
Sennette88152/
Hennette88144/
Jeunette8893/
Jennetta8846/
Jennetti8828/
Jeannett8824/
Jennetty887/
Jennotte882/
Djennete882/
Jeneatte881/
Jeynette881/
Jeniette881/
Jennatte881/
Zennette881/
Enneitte881/
Jennetie880/
Jenettee880/
Jennet86581/
Ennett86542/
Jenete86157/
Enette86127/
Jenett86108/
Ennete862/
Jeannotte821,493/
Jeannetti8287/
Chennette8278/
Jeannetta8252/
Jeangette8224/
Jeanettes8211/
Jeannitte824/
Jeannethe822/
Jeanneste821/
Jeaneette821/
Jeanettte821/
Joinnette821/
Jeanettez821/
Jennattee821/
Henniette821/
Jeanetter820/
Hennetter820/
Sennett803,649/
Jeannet802,025/
Genette80707/
Gennett80502/
Jinnett80109/
Jinette80105/
Jenethe8084/
Jenneth8062/
Jeanete8045/
Jeanett8022/
Cennett8021/
Jeneste8020/
Jenneti8015/
Jennate8012/
Gennete8012/
Jenetta807/
Jenetti804/
Jenatte804/
Jenetie804/
Zennett803/
Jeneatt801/
Henette801/
Jinnete801/
Djennet801/
Jennety801/
Jenetet801/
Jengete801/
Jenneta801/
Djnette801/
Jenniet800/
Jennitt800/
Jenotte800/
Sennete800/
Jenet771,632/
Enete77440/
Ennet7770/
Enett774/
Chenette75875/
Jeannite75490/
Sinnette75373/
Jeanotte75242/
Jeanetta75123/
Gennetti7598/
Jeanetti7593/
Jeannest7548/
Joinette7537/
Jeanneta7534/
Ginnette7518/
Sennetti7518/
Gennetet7515/
Jennehed758/
Gennetts757/
Yennetti755/
Jeanitte755/
Jeannote752/
Jenester752/
Jeannety752/
Jenniter752/
Geinette751/
Jeneetta751/
Jeanetie751/
Jennites751/
Cinnette751/
Hennetta751/
Hinnette751/
Jeannate751/
Jeanneti751/
Jeanneté751/
Jeanethe751/
Jimnette751/
Joynette751/
Hemnette751/
Hesnette751/
Jengethe751/
Jennitta751/
Hennetty750/
Jeanatte750/
Jeaneete750/
Jeanneth750/
Jennetha750/
Jaynette750/
Genettee750/
Gennettz750/
Hienette750/
Jenittee750/
Genete7118,318/
Gennet7112,201/
Jinete712,987/
Jeneti711,473/
Jeunet711,322/
Cennet711,281/
Genett71281/
Sennet71266/
Jeneth71105/
Jenest7189/
Jeanet7180/
Engete7169/
Jenets7138/
Ennite7134/
Jenned7132/
Joignette7130/
Jeneta7119/
Jenget7118/
Eneteh7118/
Jenate7113/
Jeneat7110/
Kheinette719/
Jenetz718/
Enetei717/
Jeenet716/
Jennit715/
Gennaitte714/
Eneite714/
Ennety713/
Jeannotee713/
Jenite713/
Jinnet712/
Snnett712/
Jenitt712/
Henete712/
Jenety712/
Jesnet712/
Jhenet712/
Jeannatti711/
Eneete711/
Schnnette711/
Zennet711/
Yenete711/
Enehte711/
Engett711/
Jijinette711/
Yennattee711/
Ennitt710/
Sinnett672,981/
Ginette67794/
Yenneti67792/
Enet67458/
Jennati67344/
Jeanite67309/
Ginnett67282/
Sennitt67178/
Saennet67107/
Snetter6790/
Jennita6781/
Jennaty6770/
Genetey6762/
Jengeti6730/
Genetea6727/
Jeaneti6727/
Joinnet6726/
Jenitta6723/
Gennety6723/
Jeaneth6722/
Ijenget6712/
D'Enett6710/
Hennety678/
Zenneth678/
Jenetha677/
Yenetti676/
Jehenet676/
Jenethi675/
Yennite674/
Genneti674/
Jeniter674/
Genetty674/
Yennety673/
Senneth672/
Chenete672/
Jeannit672/
Jenotti672/
Gennest671/
Jeinate671/
Jeineth671/
Jengite671/
Jennegy671/
Jainete671/
Hinette671/
Cinnett671/
Engitte671/
Enneati671/
Ennethi671/
Enneyti671/
Ennitti671/
Zinnett671/
Yennate671/
Senneet671/
Jennith671/
Jeanned671/
Jinnestedt671/
Yengete671/
Genneté671/
Djenned671/
Jeeneet671/
Jennyta671/
Jinetti671/
Gennitt670/
Genitte670/
Henitte670/
Jinneth670/
Heneter670/
Joynett670/
Genneth670/
Henetty670/
Genneister670/

Jennette Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jennette in the Marathi language
जेनेटjeneta-

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Jennette Reference & Research

Jennett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jennett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Jennette
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