Nenani Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nenani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nenani (2,886) may also be a first name.

Nenani Last Name Facts

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

Nenani (Hindi: नेनानी, Marathi: नेनाणी) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 712,393rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Nenani occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Nenani are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nenani is also the 135,306th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 2,886 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Besides Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenanyi9242/
Negnani921/
Neanani921/
Nenanid921/
Nenanni921/
Neenani921/
Ninani8321/
Nenane8316/
Nenoni832/
Nenana831/
Nenany831/
Ngenganyi8021/
Nainani772,021/
Naynani7753/
Ngenoni7734/
Nengane7717/
Neinane773/
Neenane773/
Nenanea772/
Neanana771/
Nnenany771/
Ninangi771/
Najnani771/
Nyonani771/
Ninhani771/
Nenaine770/
Nyongani713,828/
Gnegnany716/
Niongani715/
Naingani712/
Nenasnet711/
Gnenanhe711/
Nayngani711/
Nhingani711/
Njnajnie711/
Gnegnane711/
Gninanhi711/
Nuingani711/
Nnainani711/
Nyonganyi671,739/
Ninane67641/
Ninana6725/
Nainanhai674/
Nynoni673/
Nenone672/
Nnenanaya672/
Nyongangi671/

Nenani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nenani in the Marathi language
नेनाणीnenani73.17
नेनानीnenani21.95
नॅनानीnenani4.88
Nenani in the Hindi language
नेनानीnenani66.67
नेनाणीnenani33.33

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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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  • 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 Nenani
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