Neheny Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Neheny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Neheny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neheny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neheny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻨﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Neheny click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neheny? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Neheny reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Neheny is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neheny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neheny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻨﻲ | alnhny | - |
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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
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- 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 Neheny
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