Nenton Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Nenton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Nenton (27) may also be a first name.

Nenton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nenton is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nenton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nenton is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Nenton reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nenton is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Nenton is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent live, Edo, where 33 percent live and Rivers, where 33 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Nenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nenton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyonton77120/
Nentang7739/
Nintong778/
Gninton772/
Nentane772/
Neentun771/
Neentan771/
Ninthong71343/
Nemtoing712/
Nyonthon711/
Nentam6710/
Nintan677/
Nimton672/
Nimtong6263/
Ngintan6233/
Nyontan6214/
Ninthom6210/
Nintang629/
Nimtonh621/
Nimthong571,336/
Nintasin579/
Gnintang571/
Ninthang571/
Ninthasin5347/
Ngnintang5327/
Nintasing539/
Nintachin531/
Nemtan50129/
Ninthasing505/
Nintam501/

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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 Nenton
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