Naheng Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Naheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
India101:76,706,538639,611
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Naheng (53) may also be a first name.

Naheng Last Name Facts

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

Naheng (Marathi: नहग) is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naheng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Naheng reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 53 people.

It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 27,101. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 75 percent live, Leribe District, where 11 percent live and Maseru District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Naheng exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Naheng Last Name Statistics demography

Naheng earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning R 222,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naeng91303/
Neheng8362/
Nahing8358/
Ngaeng8325/
Noheng8312/
Nheung835/
Na'eng832/
Hnaeng831/
Naengue778/
Nahhing774/
Nneheng772/
Neahing771/
Noeng731,129/
Neung7341/
Naeching7121/
Naesseng711/
Naetting710/
Nooeng67135/
Nuieng6712/
Ngoeng678/
Nohing671/
Neaing670/
Neijing627/
Neayong625/
Najjing621/
Naijing621/
Noeting621/
Noessing575/
Nooing500/

Naheng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naheng in the Marathi language
नहगnahaga-

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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
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  • 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 Naheng
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