Neness Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Neness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Neness (7) may also be a first name.

Neness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Neness occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Neness is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Neness reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb. Neness is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,212,915. In Switzerland Neness is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Neness occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Neness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Neness last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenesse923/
Nenes91633/
Ngenes8391/
Neanes8349/
Naness8348/
Neunes8347/
Niness8335/
Neneas8317/
Nenese8316/
Neynes8315/
Nienes838/
Nenges834/
Gnenes834/
Nehnes833/
Nenets831/
Nenesh831/
Noenes831/
Neines831/
Noness831/
Neneus831/
Nyness830/
Nene8065,584/
Neijnes7712/
Niehnes779/
Netniss775/
Nienies774/
Ninesse772/
Neinest771/
Nienhes771/
Nanness770/
Noyness770/
Nenetts770/
Ngene7320,096/
Nones733,942/
Nenge732,656/
Gnene731,248/
Nanes731,212/
Nines73397/
Nnene73397/
Neine73312/
Neneh73258/
Nenje73257/
Nenei73207/
Nenez73199/
Nenet73188/
Nener73149/
Nenea73101/
Nenis7396/
Nenie7395/
Neene7361/
Neney7358/
Nynes7349/
Niene7344/
Nenee7334/
Neune7330/
Neneu7318/
Neïne7315/
Netne7313/
Nened7310/
Nehne7310/
Nejne739/
Neane737/
Nenep737/
Neyne736/
Nenhe732/
Nenês731/
Neneį731/
Negne731/
Nenys731/
Nenej731/
Njnes731/
Nhnes731/
Gnegne674,497/
Ngenge673,793/
Niones673,059/
Naynes671,004/
Neiner67500/
Nannes67298/
Naines67263/
Niniss67208/
Ngeene67107/
Nienie67101/
Neanez6796/
Neyney6794/
Ngenea6787/
Naanes6772/
Neunie6769/
Neyner6753/
Neuneu6752/
Neener6747/
Ngenis6747/
Nonies6746/
Neanne6743/
Hneine6739/
Nhenje6737/
Nngene6734/
Neunez6727/
Nhenge6727/
Neenee6720/
Ninesh6720/
Neinne6717/
Netnee6716/
Neniez6715/
Ngnene6715/
Ninges6714/
Nenish6713/
Neinge6711/
Nanesh6710/
Nehgne679/
Nesnes678/
Neanje677/
Nhenhe677/
Nignes677/
Nnenge677/
Nanhes676/
Neinei676/
Neenge676/
Neange676/
Nuines675/
Nenihe675/
Nanees675/
Netner674/
Negney674/
Nnegne673/
Gnenet673/
Gneene672/
Nenece672/
Nenehj672/
Neanea672/
Nuynes672/
Neenie672/
Nejneh672/
Nenher672/
Nehneh672/
Nnenee672/
Ngenei672/
Gnenje672/
Hniene672/
Netgne672/
Negnie672/
Nejner672/
Noines672/
Nienhe672/
Neaney671/
Nettnetts671/
Neinie671/
Neneez671/
Nenett671/
Nenice671/
Neihne671/
Nneene671/
Ngenee671/
Neegne671/
Ninies671/
Nehnei671/
Nengey671/
Neuñes671/
Neuneh671/
Nesnis671/
Netnet671/
Neaner671/
Neynie671/
Noenis671/
Nynies671/
Noniss671/
Nonesh671/
Neinea671/
Neamne671/
Noynes670/
Nenois670/
Neinis670/
Nenise670/
Nanies670/
Netney670/
Gnines670/
Neanis670/
Neinez670/
Negner670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Neness
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis