Nei Surname

97,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,1381:7,244836
Japan1,7891:71,4615,021
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Ukraine1131:402,85648,662
India681:11,280,373208,492
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
China451:30,384,9241,604
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England31:18,572,686338,250
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Nei (22,936) may also be a first name.

Nei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nei (Bengali: নেই, Hindi: नेई, Marathi: नेग़ी, Oriya: େନଇ, Russian: Неи) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,098th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,489,686 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Nei are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 34,084th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 22,936 people.

The last name Nei is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 2,138 people, or 1 in 7,244. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Takéo Province, where 21 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 12 percent live and Battambang Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Cambodia it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Nei Last Name Statistics demography

Nei earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neis867,508/
Neji863,481/
Neid86853/
Neiß86705/
Neyi86397/
Neie86355/
Neiz86336/
Neih86245/
Neij86202/
Neia86166/
Neiş8676/
Neio8643/
'Nei8633/
Neii8628/
Gnei8627/
Neui8626/
Neit8620/
Neip867/
Neić864/
Neiu864/
Nnei864/
Nhei863/
Neié861/
Ni801,989,657/
Ne8013,369/
Nneji7519,836/
Neish752,041/
Neiss751,922/
Neisz75397/
Neipp75318/
Ngeyi75317/
Neias75267/
Neist75218/
Neidt75214/
Hneid75205/
Ngeji75205/
Hneis75188/
Neijs75152/
Nehio75110/
Neich7592/
Gneis7578/
Nahei7575/
Neihs7560/
Negie7549/
Gneiß7539/
Neggi7532/
Neijt7527/
Neiho7527/
Neijd7527/
Nehia7526/
Neyiz7526/
Nejih7514/
Neyyi7513/
Neuij7513/
Neihu7512/
Gneit7512/
Nejij7512/
Neije7512/
Neihi7511/
Nejie7511/
Neits7510/
Neiaz7510/
Gneio7510/
Neiht758/
Neiap758/
Neios756/
Neiås756/
Neiah755/
Gneid755/
Neyih754/
Neiou754/
Nehji754/
Neids753/
Neeyi753/
Neiyo753/
Neies752/
Neius751/
Ngeie751/
Nneyi751/
Nheji751/
Hneiz751/
Nehii751/
Neiau751/
Neidh751/
Neieh751/
Neiez751/
Neyip751/
Nheis751/
Neeia751/
Nneij751/
Neyie751/
Nieia751/
Neeiy750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Net6756,237/
Noe6753,898/
Nge6752,265/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Nye6724,594/
Neu6718,617/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Nae6712,037/
Noi6711,836/
Neh678,235/
Ngi676,056/
Nes675,370/
Nip674,560/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Nid673,384/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nui672,359/
Nep672,215/
Nis672,163/
Nih671,734/
Nij671,495/
Nue671,382/
Nit671,226/
Nhe671,079/
Gneist67664/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Niy67334/
Hni67276/
Nni67243/
Neijts67222/
Neitch67170/
Neisch67140/
Gni6799/
Née6794/
Neggia6755/
Gne6743/
Gneiss6734/
Neihus6725/
Hneich6717/
Gneisz6716/
Neiass6713/
H'Neid6711/
Gneihs678/
Gneitt676/
Nnejie675/
Neč675/
Neihat674/
Neć674/
Neitsh672/
Nnejih672/
Gnehie672/
Neiaus672/
Neiout671/
Hneidh671/
Hneish671/
H'Neit671/
Neioeh671/
Neihou671/
Neijss671/
Ngneji671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Åni671/
Gneich671/
Neicht670/

Nei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nei in the Bengali language
নেইne'i-
Nei in the Oriya language
େନଇena'i-
Nei in the Marathi language
नेग़ीnegi-
Nei in the Hindi language
नेईne'i71.43
नेािneai14.29
नेीnei14.29
Nei in the Russian language
Неиnei-

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Nei Reference & Research

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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 Nei
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