Namen Surname

337,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Namen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2731:76,0779,412
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Iran951:808,23740,284
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Colombia481:995,2939,207
Liberia451:97,9677,863
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India71:109,580,769786,157
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Namén (5) are calculated separately.

Namen (452) may also be a first name.

Namen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namen (Hindi: नामेन, Marathi: नाम, Russian: Намен) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Namén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 337,747th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,685,822 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Namen reside; 30 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Namen is also the 402,268th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 452 people.

The surname Namen is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 76,077. In Cameroon Namen is most prevalent in: West Region, where 57 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Namen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Namen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Namen surname rose 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Namen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Namen surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Namen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $25,546,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namén935/
Nameng91773/
Ngamen91363/
Namuen91164/
Naimen9184/
Nameen9151/
Namien9132/
Neamen9128/
Namaen9124/
Naamen9115/
Naemen9114/
Naumen9113/
Namoen9113/
Najmen9110/
Nahmen917/
Naymen915/
Gnamen914/
Nasmen911/
Nammen911/
Nnamen911/
Nament911/
Namn8910/
Najmeen8344/
Ngnamen838/
Nasmeen837/
Ngaimen832/
Neamend831/
Naymene831/
Naimene831/
Naimaen831/
Naimien831/
Ngammen831/
Naameen831/
Neamene831/
Naimuen831/
Naumenn831/
Namin802,276/
Nomen80726/
Namng80464/
Nemen80213/
Namem8080/
Namyn8015/
Namne8010/
Naumn806/
Namnd801/
Namnk801/
Nnamn801/
Najmn801/
Neamn801/
Namenova7714/
Naajmeen774/
Namengue772/
Naimenne771/
Gnamehen771/
Nnamenne771/
Najmin735,732/
Noumen731,075/
Nasmin73925/
Namion73702/
Namina73500/
Noomen73467/
Naming73432/
Ngomen73253/
Naimin73176/
Gnamin73157/
Nahmin73151/
Namink73124/
Namuun7398/
Nameem7389/
Neumen7370/
Ngamin7366/
Neamin7362/
Nehmen7351/
Nomaen7332/
Naamin7329/
Naumin7322/
Neymen7319/
Nemeen7317/
Neimen7315/
Naymin7314/
Nemmen7311/
Nemehn7310/
Nosmen737/
Namgin737/
Namyna734/
Nammin732/
Naamne732/
Naamem732/
Namind732/
Nnamng732/
Namyon732/
Naumyn732/
Neemen731/
Nemien731/
Nommen731/
Nomien731/
Nomenn731/
Namgne731/
Namint731/
Nammem731/
Noemen731/
Nnemen731/
Naamnh731/
Nnamne731/
Nemoen731/
Namemg731/
Neamne731/
Naymem731/
Natmin731/
Naemin730/
Noment730/
Naymenova717/
Naumenova716/
Naimenova711/
Nammina67171/
Hnaumin6752/
Noomuen6741/
Najmina6732/
Nahamin6729/
Nehmehn6717/
Noimuen6715/
Naumina6714/
Naamina6712/
Namnowa6710/
Naajmin6710/
Namming6710/
Ngaimin679/
Neimeng678/
Ngoumen676/
Neumenn675/
Naiming674/
Nnaimin674/
Gnammin673/
Naymina672/
Nomn672/
Nnamina672/
Naimuin672/
N'Gamin672/
Najhmin671/
Nemn671/
Nehmien671/
Noimeng671/
Nammink671/
Ngnomen671/
Nheumen671/
Gnamgne671/
Naumink671/
Naumynn671/
Noomaen671/
Noomeun671/
Nooment670/
Neaminn670/

Namen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namen in the Marathi language
नामnama72.73
नमेनnamena9.09
नमीनnamina9.09
नामेनnamena9.09
Namen in the Hindi language
नामेनnamena50
नामेंnamem50
Namen in the Russian language
Наменnamen-

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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 Namen
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