Nene Surname

8,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nene Surname User-submission:

The Ohunene surname means 'cold', 'calm' or 'gentle'.

Nene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41,3501:1,310144
Ivory Coast7,2521:3,181307
Cameroon3,0471:6,816845
India2,2911:334,81718,452
DR Congo1,9091:38,7014,777
Kenya1,5261:30,2623,329
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Nigeria8831:200,61512,023
Philippines8041:125,91821,579
Papua New Guinea7561:10,785952
Indonesia6351:208,26619,615
Brazil5271:406,21315,461
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Swaziland4551:2,853252
Colombia3771:126,7224,051
Mexico2721:456,3468,535
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Zimbabwe2481:62,2519,387
Mauritania1871:21,8981,946
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
England741:752,94741,527
Turkey701:1,111,73548,540
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Canada481:767,61660,775
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Niger371:518,70313,483
France321:2,075,710171,237
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Congo101:498,91011,250
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Togo91:805,3086,372
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Albania51:582,81119,572
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Nené (1,865), Nenê (26), Nenè (2), Néné (146), Nènè (2) & Nênê (1) are calculated separately.

Nene (105,534) may also be a first name.

Nene Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ohunene surname means 'cold', 'calm' or 'gentle'.

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Nene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nene (Arabic: نيني, Georgian: ნენე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻦ, Hindi: नेने, Marathi: नेने, Oriya: େନେନ, Russian: Нене) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Nené, Nenê, Nenè, Néné, Nènè or Nênê. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,667th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 111,118 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nene are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nene is also the 9,714th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 105,534 people.

The last name Nene is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 41,350 people, or 1 in 1,310. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Nene occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Nene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nene last name grew 2,273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 822 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nene last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nene surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Nene earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $19,386,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $53,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nené921,865/
Nenê9226/
Nenè922/
Ngene8920,096/
Naene895,614/
Nenge892,656/
Gnene891,248/
Nenes89633/
Nnene89397/
Neine89312/
Neneh89258/
Nenje89257/
Nesne89216/
Nenei89207/
Nenez89199/
Nenet89188/
Nener89149/
Nenea89101/
Nenie8995/
Neene8961/
Neney8958/
Niene8944/
Nenee8934/
Neune8930/
Neneu8918/
Neïne8915/
Netne8913/
Nened8910/
Nehne8910/
Nejne899/
Neane897/
Nenep897/
Neyne896/
Nenhe892/
Noene892/
Neneį891/
Negne891/
Nenej891/
Néné83146/
Nènè832/
Nênê831/
Gnegne804,497/
Ngenge803,793/
Neiner80500/
Ngeene80107/
Nienie80101/
Neanez8096/
Neyney8094/
Ngenea8087/
Nesner8074/
Naenie8071/
Neunie8069/
Neyner8053/
Neuneu8052/
Neanes8049/
Neener8047/
Neanne8043/
Hneine8039/
Nhenje8037/
Nngene8034/
Nhenge8027/
Naenee8025/
Neenee8020/
Neneas8017/
Neinne8017/
Netnee8016/
Neynes8015/
Ngnene8015/
Neinge8011/
Nehgne809/
Nesnes808/
Neanje807/
Nhenhe807/
Nnenge807/
Neinei806/
Neenge806/
Neange806/
Nenihe805/
Netner804/
Negney804/
Gnenes804/
Neness803/
Nnegne803/
Gnenet803/
Nehnes803/
Gneene802/
Nenehj802/
Neanea802/
Neenie802/
Nejneh802/
Nenher802/
Nehneh802/
Nnenee802/
Ngenei802/
Gnenje802/
Hniene802/
Netgne802/
Negnie802/
Nejner802/
Nienhe802/
Nenets801/
Neaney801/
Neinie801/
Neneez801/
Nenesh801/
Nenett801/
Neines801/
Nesney801/
Neihne801/
Nneene801/
Ngenee801/
Neegne801/
Nehnei801/
Nengey801/
Neuneh801/
Netnet801/
Neaner801/
Neynie801/
Noenie801/
Nesnet801/
Neinea801/
Neamne801/
Netney800/
Neinez800/
Negner800/
Neni756,599/
Nena754,190/
Nean752,567/
Nhen752,551/
Ngen751,638/
Neun751,606/
Nein751,396/
Neny75326/
Neyn7598/
Nenh7511/
Nejn751/
Netn751/
Neisner73132/
Ngengey7334/
Gnesner7318/
Gnetner7313/
Neijnes7312/
H'Neine739/
Nettner738/
Nesnech736/
Gnegnie735/
Nehemne734/
Hneineh734/
Nneenee733/
Gnegnea732/
Neggine731/
Nehenge731/
Nettney731/
Neinest731/
Neynneh731/
Neimgne731/
Neingue731/
Neitner731/
Neneova731/
Neysner731/
Gnegney731/
Neatnee731/
Neamnet731/
Gneiner730/
Neinner730/
Nenetts730/
Neigner730/
Ngeny674,891/
Naeni671,883/
Nesen671,787/
Nesyn671,053/
Neang67967/
Neina67924/
Nengi67786/
Nesin67773/
Nenih67707/
Nhien67638/
Neant67542/
Nisen67513/
Nesem67441/
Nenaa67439/
Neena67425/
'Nena67290/
Nnena67261/
Neñez67220/
Nhean67216/
Niten67198/
Nenai67181/
Neing67162/
Nißen67152/
Nemje67133/
Neahn67114/
Nieny67101/
Necin6798/
Neten6797/
Nenis6796/
Nehyn6792/
Nanee6786/
Netni6779/
Netin6773/
Nenio6772/
Nyßen6770/
Nenyi6766/
Nenaj6759/
Neany6741/
Nheem6734/
Hnena6734/
Neniy6731/
Niena6730/
Gneni6729/
Neanh6724/
Neyni6722/
Nicen6721/
Ninee6720/
Nenay6719/
Neiny6718/
Nonee6715/
Netem6714/
Nneni6712/
Nheng6712/
Hnein6712/
Gnean6712/
Nynee6711/
Gnettner6711/
Nenoy6711/
Nenip6710/
Nenit679/
Neint679/
Ngeen679/
Nehni677/
Neyna676/
Neana676/
Nenhi676/
Neind676/
Nenii675/
Noeni675/
Nenoi674/
Neşin674/
Nenyo674/
Nhena673/
Nehny673/
Ngeyn673/
Nenoa673/
Neemé673/
Neymn672/
Nenid672/
Gnein672/
Neniz672/
Ængen672/
Neñer672/
Ngeyngey672/
Neetn672/
Neink672/
Nenuj671/
Neuhn671/
Nemhe671/
Nesni671/
Nhein671/
Nnein671/
Neinn671/
Nnean671/
Nehenieh671/
Nenês671/
Neamn671/
Nejna671/
Negni671/
Neinh671/
Necen671/
Neanc671/
Neand671/
Nhehn671/
Gneamgne671/
Nneny671/
Neeny671/
Näsen671/
Neuni671/
Neangnet671/
Neeym671/
Nheen671/
Neathner670/
Nesneith670/

Nene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nene in the Georgian language
ნენეnene-
Nene in the Hindi language
नेनेnene97.96
नेणेnene2.04
Nene in the Marathi language
नेनेnene96.27
नेणेnene3.38
नेेनेneene0.18
Nene in the Oriya language
େନେନenena66.67
େନେଣenena33.33
Nene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻦalnn23.34
ﺍﻟﻨﻨﻪalnnh18.76
ﻧﻨﻪnnh15.56
ﻧﻦnn12.81
ﻧﻨﻰnny9.38
ﺍﻧﻦann3.89
ﻧﻴﻦnyn3.2
ﻧﻨﻲnny2.06
ﻧﻴﻨﻰnyny1.6
ﻧﻴﻨﻲnyny1.6
ﺍﻧﻨﻪannh1.37
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻦalnyn0.69
ﻧﻴﻨﻪnynh0.46
ﻧﻴﻨﺎnyna0.46
ﻧﻨﺔnnt0.46
ﻧﺎﻥnan0.23
ﻧﯩﻨﻲnyny0.23
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻨﻰalnyny0.23
ﺃﻧﻨﻪannh0.23
ﺃﻧﻦann0.23
ﻧﻨﺎnna0.23
Nene in the Russian language
Ненеnene-
Nene in the Arabic language
نينيnyny-
نينىnyny-

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