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

Nenesi has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is mostly found 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 occurring forename world-wide It is held by 71 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 47,269. In Lesotho Nenesi is mostly concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 70 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 23 percent reside and Leribe District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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  • 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 Nenesi
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