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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 450,362nd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nenbe are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 261,239th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 955 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 28,726. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 61 percent live, North Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Nenbe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Nenbe
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