Nenbe Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nenbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7231:28,7263,883
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nenbe (955) may also be a first name.

Nenbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nenbe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nenbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 450,362nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nenbe reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Nenbe is also the 261,239th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 955 people.

Nenbe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 28,726. In Cameroon Nenbe is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 61 percent are found, North Region, where 20 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenbee91169/
Nenmbe919/
Nenbeu911/
Nenber911/
Nenbez911/
Nembe801,748/
Nenba80629/
Ninbe8050/
Nenwe8016/
Nenue801/
Nenby801/
Nynbe801/
Neumbe7312,036/
Nember73511/
Nembee7341/
Niembe7336/
Nnembe7334/
Nnenwe7323/
Nuenue7310/
Nuembe737/
Nenbai734/
Nembei734/
Nenues732/
Gninbe732/
Nembeu732/
Naembe732/
Nenoue731/
Nenwie731/
Nenwhe731/
Nenweh731/
Nembet731/
Gnembe731/
Nyonbe731/
Noembe731/
Neenbi731/
Neembe731/
Nenbaa731/
Nenuet731/
Nenmba731/
Neenwe731/
Ninber731/
Ninbie731/
Nginbee6777/
Nisnber6711/
Ngnimbe6711/
Nehembe677/
Ngnembe674/
Ngeembe674/
Ngnenbi672/
Nenwhie672/
Niembej671/
Nneumbe671/
Ngninbe671/
Ngnenwe671/
Nembehe671/
Gnenoue671/
Neember671/
Nnembee671/
Neembea671/

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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 Nenbe
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