Nenek Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

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

Nenek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nenek (354) may also be a first name.

Nenek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nenek (Russian: Ненек) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Nenek is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Nenek live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nenek is also the 463,079th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 354 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 69 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent reside and Riau, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Nenek exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Serbia, where 28 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neneke9143/
Ngenek9139/
Nesnek9112/
Neynek9110/
Nejnek919/
Neuneck8314/
Neisnek834/
Nieniek832/
Neneeke831/
Ngeneak831/
Nejneke831/
Ninek80224/
Nanek80142/
Nenik8073/
Nynek8027/
Nonek8023/
Nenec808/
Neneg803/
Ngneneke7713/
Nene'eke7712/
Nenekowa777/
Nenekova773/
Nejnec73115/
Niniek73106/
Gnenik7356/
Naniek7350/
Ngenik7338/
Naanek7330/
Hnenyk7330/
Negneg7323/
Nesnik7320/
Nginek7318/
Ningek737/
Nineke735/
Nesnec734/
Neinik734/
Nenike734/
Nanekh734/
Nesnyk733/
Neneac733/
Nenyok732/
Nheneg732/
Nenick731/
Nenegh731/
Neinyk731/
Neynik731/
Ngnegneke711/
Nenkova672,060/
Nohynek67114/
Nohýnek6755/
Nesnick6731/
Nannekh6711/
Nyongek6710/
Nieniec675/
Nengegh674/
Nenegue673/
Neniske672/
Neijnik672/
Neaneeg671/
Neineic671/
Neesnik671/
Neinick671/
Nenyock670/
Nenicke670/

Nenek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nenek in the Russian language
Ненекnenek-

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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 Nenek
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