Namene Surname

196,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,4511:1,661229
Nigeria4501:393,65120,728
Ivory Coast1481:155,8877,212
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Naméné (1) are calculated separately.

Namene (342) may also be a first name.

Namene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻨﻪ) occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Naméné. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,045th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,406,987 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Namene are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 472,030th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 342 people.

This surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,451 people, or 1 in 1,661. In Namibia Namene is most common in: Oshikoto Region, where 53 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 14 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnamene921,281/
Namenge92948/
Ngamene92167/
Gnamene9240/
Namegne9237/
Naamene9214/
Nameane9212/
Namenie929/
Namenje925/
Namesne921/
Naymene921/
Namenee921/
Naimene921/
Naàmene921/
Nameine921/
Nameney921/
Namenhe921/
Namiene921/
Nhamene921/
Neamene921/
Naméné891/
Nammenge8694/
Nnaemene8619/
Nammenje869/
Nammegne869/
Nnameneh866/
Nnaamene861/
Namegnie861/
Namhenge861/
Ngammene861/
Ngameine861/
Ngnamene861/
Namane838,739/
Nameni83363/
Namena83261/
Namine8374/
Namone8373/
Namean8361/
Nameny8344/
Nomene8344/
Nemene8323/
Namgen836/
Namein831/
Nahamenge802/
Naamane776,372/
Naimena77304/
Namanee77282/
Namegni77223/
Nomegne77194/
Naymane7757/
Namenyi7750/
Neamane7745/
Naimane7742/
Namiena7742/
Naumane7734/
Gnamean7734/
Neemene7730/
Namonne7724/
Ngameny7724/
Nnameni7719/
Namesny7717/
Namesin7715/
Nnamena7712/
Nameena7710/
Noomene778/
Ngomene778/
Namheng777/
Naumone776/
Nameing776/
Namhane775/
Nemenie775/
Naâmane775/
Namoine775/
Naemane773/
Ngamine773/
Najmena772/
Namanea772/
Nammone772/
Nemeneh772/
Nemenee772/
Neameni772/
Namaane772/
Nammane772/
Ngamean772/
Noumene772/
Namenyo772/
Nomenge772/
Nhamane772/
Nhamine772/
Namanne771/
Naminet771/
Naminee771/
Neamone771/
Naimein771/
Nàamane771/
Nahmane771/
Namengi771/
Nnamane771/
Nommene771/
Naimine771/
Nameini771/
Namenha771/
Namenyt771/
Namhend771/
Namahne771/
Naïmane771/
Naumena771/
Gnameni771/
Nhamone771/
Gnameny771/
Nammanee71339/
N'Gamean71151/
Ngoumene71144/
Nomgenge71118/
Noumegne7167/
Ngomenge7134/
Ngamenyi7118/
Najmeena7113/
Ngammeni7113/
Neamanee715/
Neammane714/
Naaimane714/
Nammeena713/
Nneamena713/
Nnamanee713/
Nnuomene712/
Namgenyi711/
Naymanee711/
Noimenee711/
Neumenie711/
Nnamanne711/
Nomegnie711/
Nahamane711/
Nammegni711/
Namahane711/
Naumanee711/
Ngnameni711/
Ngaumeni711/
Ngaimeni711/
Gnomegne711/
Gnamehen711/
Nneamane711/
Nnameani711/
Namahyne711/
Namehina711/
Nameenoi711/
Nammeang711/
Naminett710/
Nomena673,114/
Nomeni671,141/
Nomane67839/
Namini67625/
Nomine67579/
Namoin67178/
Nomeny6759/
Namain6739/
Neammanee6726/
Naimanney6717/
Ngoummene6716/
Namgin677/
Nemeny675/
Naminy673/
Noumegnie673/
Gnamissen672/
Ngnomegne672/
Némane672/
Nomein671/
Nameam671/
Naminh671/
Ngnamegni671/
Ngamaynne671/
Gnoumegne671/
Nomone671/

Namene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻨﻪalnamnh40
ﺃﻧﺎﻣﻨﻪanamnh20
ﻧﺎﻣﻨﻪnamnh20
ﺍﻧﺎﻣﻨﻪanamnh20

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