Neens Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Neens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Neens Last Name Facts

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

Neens occurs most in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neens is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Neens occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Neens are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Neens is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Not including Australia Neens occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Neens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neyens913,147/
Neuens91689/
Neiens9156/
Neense911/
Nens8968/
Noeyens8395/
Neutens8374/
Neisens8339/
Neusens8314/
Neysens838/
Neytens832/
Najeens831/
Neehans830/
Noens801,329/
Niens80562/
Neems80323/
Neyns80101/
Neans8038/
Nense8018/
Nuens8017/
Neuns8013/
Nenns8013/
Nyens802/
Nensh802/
Nehns801/
Nemns801/
Neins801/
Nensz801/
Neassens775/
Neyssens773/
Neyttens771/
Neychens771/
Nuyens731,747/
Noyens73433/
Neijns7319/
Nensch7318/
Nouens7317/
Nowens737/
Nenshe734/
Nijens733/
Neemse733/
Neunse732/
Nuiens731/
Nawens731/
Nujens731/
Niensh731/
Neuins731/
Neence731/
Nehans731/
Nejans731/
Neyschens7159/
Geenens67987/
Nems67838/
Nuytens67505/
Nooyens67322/
Nenz67275/
Nyns67136/
Nins6785/
Nyiense6745/
Gnensch6724/
Neuhans6712/
Neysschens6711/
Nauwens6710/
Nensova675/
Nauyens673/
Neinnst671/
Nenx671/
Noitens671/
Ngnense671/
Nhns671/
Neihans670/
Neihons670/

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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 Neens
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