Neh Surname

61,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Neh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6,2551:3,320400
Liberia7071:6,236746
Cambodia4461:34,7251,611
Ivory Coast3371:68,4613,882
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Malaysia601:491,57024,692
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
India411:18,708,912282,725
Mauritania321:127,9647,422
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Neh (1,933) may also be a first name.

Neh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺢ, Hindi: नेह, Marathi: नेह, Oriya: େନହ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neh? popularity and diffusion

Neh is the 61,072nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 884,948 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Neh reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,554th most common given name in the world It is held by 1,933 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6,255 people, or 1 in 3,320. In Cameroon Neh is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 9 percent reside and Cambodia, where 5 percent reside.

Neh Last Name Statistics demography

Neh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.03% less than the national average, earning $30,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesh862,098/
Nieh86547/
Nech86501/
Neih86245/
Neph86161/
Nneh8657/
Neuh8617/
Hneh8612/
Nedh865/
Nehh865/
Neyh862/
Nheh861/
Nejh861/
Nerh861/
Nehj861/
Ne8013,369/
Nh808,135/
Neish752,041/
Gnech75605/
Nehez75405/
Neech75156/
Neach75108/
Neich7592/
Neych7572/
Neihs7560/
Nehyd7539/
Gnesh7533/
Neesh7532/
Necht7520/
Neash7519/
Netch7518/
Gneth7517/
Hnesh7514/
Nneeh7514/
Neiht758/
Nnesh756/
Gnehr756/
Nechh755/
Netsh755/
Nethd755/
Nesht755/
Neehr754/
Hnehr752/
Nhech752/
Neahs752/
Hnech752/
Nessh752/
Nehyz752/
N'Ech751/
Neshs751/
Hnneh751/
Nehhh751/
Nehii751/
Neidh751/
Ngneh751/
Ngehh751/
Ngehy751/
Nhedh751/
Neahd751/
Neddh751/
Neshh751/
Nehhr750/
Neyht750/
Gneht750/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Nge6752,265/
Neu6718,617/
Nhi6714,462/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nih671,734/
Nhe671,079/
Netsch67772/
Nhj67610/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Nhy67334/
Neitch67170/
Neisch67140/
Nyh67127/
Née6794/
Gne6743/
Neesth6732/
Nnh6718/
Gneesh6717/
Hneich6717/
Njh6713/
Nhh679/
Gneihs678/
Hnh678/
Neaths675/
Neč675/
Needth675/
Neheth674/
Neć674/
Neeshh674/
Hneash674/
Neehha672/
Neitsh672/
Hneesh672/
Neashs671/
Hneidh671/
Hneish671/
Neauha671/
Nhá671/
Như671/
Nhỏ671/
Nhị671/
Nhí671/
Neshch671/
Ngehge671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Neysht671/
Nhä671/
Hgnesh671/
Neheha671/
Nehych671/
Ngneeh671/
Gneeha671/
Gneich671/
Hnecht671/
Hnneeh671/
Neicht670/
Neztch670/
Nescht670/

Neh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neh in the Oriya language
େନହenaha-
Neh in the Marathi language
नेहneha96.15
ेहeha3.85
Neh in the Hindi language
नेहneha82
नेहाneha7
नेहा़neha7
नेह्neh1
Neh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺢalnh32.35
ﺍﻧﻪanh17.65
ﺍﻟﻨﻪalnh14.71
ﺍﻥan11.76
ﺃﻧﻪanh8.82
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪalnyh5.88
ﺃﻥan2.94
ﻧﻪnh2.94
ﺍﻧﻴﻪanyh2.94

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