Nenan Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
France431:1,544,714145,815
India191:40,371,862445,856
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Nénan (2) are calculated separately.

Nenan (1,932) may also be a first name.

Nenan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nenan (Hindi: नेनां, Marathi: नेनन) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nénan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Nenan is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Nenan are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 172,614th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,932 people.

It is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 256,347. In The Ivory Coast Nenan is most common in: Montagnes District, where 73 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 7 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Nenan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nenan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nenan last name fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nénan932/
Neenan911,908/
Nenang91252/
Negnan91115/
Gnenan9188/
Neunan9140/
Nengan9133/
Nenain9126/
Nenane9116/
Netnan918/
Nenant917/
Nenayn914/
Neynan913/
Nesnan913/
Nienan913/
Neinan911/
Nejnan911/
Nenamn911/
Nenhan911/
Neanan910/
Noenan910/
Nenasyn836/
Neunann835/
Neinane833/
Neenane833/
Nienann832/
Netnang832/
Nenasin831/
Neenaan831/
Negnang831/
Neingan831/
Nehnang831/
Nengain831/
Gnenang831/
Nengaan831/
Neenhan830/
Neinnan830/
Neisnan830/
Nenaine830/
Ninan807,339/
Nonan802,775/
Nenon80353/
Nenam80196/
Nynan80144/
Njnan801/
Nenasing7732/
Nenanova771/
Gnegnane771/
Gnenanhe771/
Gnenatin771/
Nienainn770/
Neinnann770/
Neunhahn770/
Nignan7329,965/
Nainan731,924/
Ninane73641/
Naenon73256/
Ninang73213/
Noinan73115/
Naanan73105/
Nonnan7373/
Nenong7357/
Nginan7348/
Nenhon7345/
Naynan7341/
Nonain7339/
Ningan7338/
Ninand7333/
Gnenon7328/
Neynam7326/
Nonaan7321/
Ninaan7319/
Ninhan7319/
Nnanan7318/
Najnan7316/
Gninan7314/
Neenam7312/
Nienon7311/
Nenoon739/
Negnon738/
Neanon735/
Nitnan735/
Nionan735/
Njgnan734/
Nonhan734/
Nisnan733/
Ninean732/
Nenone732/
Negnam732/
Neinon732/
Nenham731/
Neenon731/
Nnonan731/
Neinam731/
Nenein731/
Ninank731/
Nehnon731/
Ninain731/
Nhanan731/
Naïnan731/
Nengon731/
Nemhan731/
Neneam731/
Nénain731/
Noynan731/
Nninan731/
Nojnan731/
Nenuon730/
Nuinan730/
Nenasingh7132/
Noinang671,338/
Nesimnahan6761/
Ninanne6749/
Noinain6720/
Ningann6711/
Neamnam678/
Nyongan677/
Nijnane676/
Naignan676/
Noihnan675/
Netneam674/
Nenaham673/
Nhanaan673/
Nainand673/
Ningain673/
Ninahan672/
Nnannan672/
Nainang672/
Ngainan672/
Neenham671/
Nhannan671/
Nonnann671/
Nonahan671/
Gnenoun671/
Nainane671/
Nahanan671/
Nenatem671/
N'Nanan671/
Nhinang671/
Niongan671/
Nignane671/
Nihnain671/
Gnegnon671/
Gninhan671/
Nignank671/
Naynang671/
Ningaan671/
Neanhom671/
Neanhon671/
Netnong671/
Nooynan671/
Noynang671/
Noinanh671/
Nitnant671/
Ngoînan671/
Ngingan671/
Neannam670/
Hninant670/

Nenan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nenan in the Marathi language
नेननnenana93.33
नेननावेnenanave6.67
Nenan in the Hindi language
नेनांnenam80
नेणांnenam20

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Footnotes

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