Nend Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nend Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten end,' i.e. at the end, one who resided at the end of a row of cottages, or the end of the lane, orwood, ortown; v. Ind and Townsend. Nend or Nind is formed by taking as its initial the final 'n' of the prefix atten; v.

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Nend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
England271:2,063,63279,942
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Nend (72) may also be a first name.

Nend Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten end,' i.e. at the end, one who resided at the end of a row of cottages, or the end of the lane, orwood, ortown; v. Ind and Townsend. Nend or Nind is formed by taking as its initial the final 'n' of the prefix atten; v. Noakes or Nash.

John atte Nende. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Christopher Nend, Yorkshire, 1443.

1795. Married — William Nind and Sarah Preston: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a contraction of Atten-End = At the End (of the village, wood, etc.) [Early Middle English at þen ende, Old English œt þǽm ende]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nend (Hindi: नेन्द) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nend.

How Common Is The Last Name Nend? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Nend live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nend is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

The last name Nend is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 81,537. In Papua New Guinea Nend is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 49 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 41 percent are found and Enga, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Nend occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 22 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Nend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nend has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nend surname rose 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noend899/
Nendz893/
Nendt893/
Neend891/
Niend891/
Nen868,201/
Neng753,453/
Neun751,606/
Naen751,493/
Nien751,035/
Nind751,011/
Noen75589/
Nenğ75372/
Neen75348/
Nenn75214/
Nent75153/
Nemd75147/
Hnen75135/
Nuen7563/
Nehn7516/
Nnen7511/
Gnen754/
Ønen752/
Nynd752/
Nesn751/
Nemn751/
Nendova7332/
Nenne673,800/
Nente67211/
Nents6770/
Nemne6729/
Hneen6711/
Nyond6711/
Niehn6710/
Ngeen679/
Nentz676/
Nengy676/
Nindh674/
Ngnen673/
Nient673/
Nneng673/
Neeng673/
Gneng672/
Åneng672/
Nehng672/
Nindë671/
Ngind671/
Neuhn671/
Nenth671/
Gnehn671/
Ninds671/
Naent671/
Nuent671/
Nennh671/
Nesng671/
Nnien671/
Noehn670/
Nenng670/
Nesnn670/
Nienn670/

Nend Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nend in the Hindi language
नेन्दnenda75
नेंदnenda25

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