Nene Surname
Approximately 65,584 people bear this surname
Nene Surname User-submission:
The Ohunene surname means 'cold', 'calm' or 'gentle'.
Nene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 41,350 | 1:1,310 | 144 |
| Ivory Coast | 7,252 | 1:3,181 | 307 |
| Cameroon | 3,047 | 1:6,816 | 845 |
| India | 2,291 | 1:334,817 | 18,452 |
| DR Congo | 1,909 | 1:38,701 | 4,777 |
| Kenya | 1,526 | 1:30,262 | 3,329 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Nigeria | 883 | 1:200,615 | 12,023 |
| Philippines | 804 | 1:125,918 | 21,579 |
| Papua New Guinea | 756 | 1:10,785 | 952 |
| Indonesia | 635 | 1:208,266 | 19,615 |
| Brazil | 527 | 1:406,213 | 15,461 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Swaziland | 455 | 1:2,853 | 252 |
| Colombia | 377 | 1:126,722 | 4,051 |
| Mexico | 272 | 1:456,346 | 8,535 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Zimbabwe | 248 | 1:62,251 | 9,387 |
| Mauritania | 187 | 1:21,898 | 1,946 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Thailand | 119 | 1:593,600 | 101,063 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Turkey | 70 | 1:1,111,735 | 48,540 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
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
Nene Demographics
Nene Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Nene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nene in the Georgian language | ||
| ნენე | nene | - |
| Nene in the Hindi language | ||
| नेने | nene | 97.96 |
| नेणे | nene | 2.04 |
| Nene in the Marathi language | ||
| नेने | nene | 96.27 |
| नेणे | nene | 3.38 |
| नेेने | neene | 0.18 |
| Nene in the Oriya language | ||
| େନେନ | enena | 66.67 |
| େନେଣ | enena | 33.33 |
| Nene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻦ | alnn | 23.34 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻨﻪ | alnnh | 18.76 |
| ﻧﻨﻪ | nnh | 15.56 |
| ﻧﻦ | nn | 12.81 |
| ﻧﻨﻰ | nny | 9.38 |
| ﺍﻧﻦ | ann | 3.89 |
| ﻧﻴﻦ | nyn | 3.2 |
| ﻧﻨﻲ | nny | 2.06 |
| ﻧﻴﻨﻰ | nyny | 1.6 |
| ﻧﻴﻨﻲ | nyny | 1.6 |
| ﺍﻧﻨﻪ | annh | 1.37 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻦ | alnyn | 0.69 |
| ﻧﻴﻨﻪ | nynh | 0.46 |
| ﻧﻴﻨﺎ | nyna | 0.46 |
| ﻧﻨﺔ | nnt | 0.46 |
| ﻧﺎﻥ | nan | 0.23 |
| ﻧﯩﻨﻲ | nyny | 0.23 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻨﻰ | alnyny | 0.23 |
| ﺃﻧﻨﻪ | annh | 0.23 |
| ﺃﻧﻦ | ann | 0.23 |
| ﻧﻨﺎ | nna | 0.23 |
| Nene in the Russian language | ||
| Нене | nene | - |
| Nene in the Arabic language | ||
| نيني | nyny | - |
| نينى | nyny | - |
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