Nahenga Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nahenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nahenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahenga is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahenga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nahenga is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Nahenga is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahena924/
Nahega921/
Ngahega8690/
Nahengo869/
Nahinga865/
Nahengi861/
Nahenge861/
Naengas861/
Nohenga861/
Naena83127/
Naega836/
Naengnai804/
Nahenahe802/
Naiyenga801/
Nauhegah800/
Naenna771,481/
Nahina7794/
Naenge7787/
Naengo779/
Naenai774/
Nahego774/
Naengi773/
Nahiga773/
Naaena771/
Neunga771/
Naegai771/
Nahuina7141/
Nahyiga7114/
Nahinay717/
Naengou715/
Ngoenga713/
Nnaenna713/
Nahingo712/
Nahinge711/
Nahinah711/
Nahimga711/
Nahenou711/
Naengge711/
Nayiena711/
Nauinga710/
Naego672,470/
Najjengo67923/
Ngohengo67268/
Naeno6722/
Nahingho6718/
Nahyigha679/
Nahohyna675/
Noega672/
Neujinga671/
Ngahenou671/
Na'ienge671/
Nnajiega671/
Nahinaaj671/

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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 Nahenga
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