Nenesi Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nenesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nenesi (71) may also be a first name.

Nenesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nenesi is most common in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nenesi is the 2,312,869th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nenesi are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 47,269. In Lesotho Nenesi is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 70 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 23 percent reside and Leribe District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenesich865/
Nenese8316/
Neneji8315/
Neneci834/
Nenisi833/
Nenesy831/
Nenegi831/
Ninesi831/
Ngnegnesi801/
Nenezić77783/
Gnenezi77106/
Ninesih7761/
Neneses7726/
Nenezes7718/
Nengezi776/
Nenegia773/
Nainesi773/
Nenesee771/
Nenezhi771/
Nenezich7115/
Ngengezi712/
Gnenezei711/
Neniza6723/
Neneje6711/
Nenege6711/
Neneza676/
Ninisi672/
Nenece672/
Nenice671/
Nenise670/
Neineiger670/

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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 Nenesi
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