Nenel Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Nenel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Neñel (68) are calculated separately.

Nenel (260) may also be a first name.

Nenel Last Name Facts

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

Nenel is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant: Neñel. For other potential spellings of Nenel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 35 percent of Nenel reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nenel is also the 552,051st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 260 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Nenel is most numerous in: Madang, where 68 percent reside, Western, where 26 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Nenel is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Haiti, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neñel9368/
Neniel91643/
Neneul9110/
Nenell913/
Ngenel913/
Nienel912/
Neneel911/
Nieniel832/
Ninel80194/
Nenil8020/
Nonel808/
Nanel807/
Ngenl806/
Nynel804/
Nonell73550/
Niniel73233/
Nainel73186/
Naniel7332/
Nanuel7330/
Nengil7319/
Ninell736/
Nonnel735/
Nanael733/
Netnil733/
Neñiel732/
Ngenil731/
Nonael731/
Naneel731/
Nionel731/
Ngenyl731/
Nignel731/
Neamnil6740/
Noisnel679/
Nanl671/
Nannell671/
Naaniel671/
Nonl671/

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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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  • 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 Nenel
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