Nenus Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Nenus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nenus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Neñus (1) are calculated separately.

Nenus (94) may also be a first name.

Nenus Last Name Facts

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

Nenus is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Neñus. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Nenus live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. Nenus is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 94 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Nenus is most common in: Bahia, where 20 percent live, Maranhão, where 10 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 10 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Angola, where 7 percent live.

Nenus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nenus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nenus surname contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neñus931/
Nienus9112/
Naenus914/
Nenous911/
Neneus911/
Nenu892,268/
Nenhaus8329/
Niehnus8312/
Nienhus838/
Neunaus833/
Nienuis832/
Nenhuis831/
Nanus801,032/
Ngenu80394/
Nengu80286/
Nenos80279/
Nenou80198/
Neanu80131/
Ninus80111/
Nienu8092/
Neenu8091/
Nnenu8060/
Nonus8055/
Neinu8038/
Neneu8018/
Nenau8011/
Nenut8010/
Nenuz808/
Netnu803/
Nenuj801/
Neynu801/
Nynus801/
Nesnu801/
Nienhaus776,649/
Nienhuis773,194/
Nienhuys77120/
Neinhuis7794/
Neinhaus7732/
Neunhaus7714/
Nienhous777/
Neinhous771/
Nenhouse771/
Niehnuis771/
Neinhuys771/
Neenhaus771/
Neynhuis771/
Neynhaus771/
Neanhaus770/
Nhengu731,073/
Ninaus73968/
Ngengu73319/
Nengou73286/
Netnut73268/
Netnou73173/
Neinou73166/
Nienau73159/
Ngenui73153/
Neenos7362/
Neuneu7352/
Nginus7328/
Ninous7324/
Nenouh7314/
Neynou7311/
Nienou7311/
Nnenau734/
Nenguh734/
Gnenou733/
Ningus733/
Nesnau733/
Nanush732/
Neneux732/
Nenaud732/
Neneue732/
Neannu732/
Nainus731/
Najnus731/
Nynous731/
Negnut731/
Neunuz731/
Nenosh731/
Nienuh731/
Naneus731/
Negnou731/
Neunou731/
Ne'enu731/
Ngenuh731/
Nhenui731/
Nnengu731/
Ninusz731/
Nynuis731/
Ninuse731/
Netnuj731/
Neunuy731/
Neenau730/
Nyhnus730/
Nenult730/
Nenoss730/
Nienhuijs7131/
Neinhause713/
Neinhouse712/
Neynehaus711/
Niehnhaus711/
Neanhouse710/
Neenhouse710/
Ninu672,813/
Nijnuis6798/
Ninausz6734/
Ninhaus6725/
Neynaud6724/
Naanous6714/
Ngingus6710/
Neamnut6710/
Nenault679/
Netnuch678/
Nehnouh677/
Nynu676/
Nhnu675/
Neinhüs673/
Ngengou673/
Nyongus673/
Nannush671/
Nynhuis671/
Nienhui671/
Hneinou671/
Najnusz671/
Neingou671/
Nehemnu671/
Nehneud671/
Neangou671/
Ngenguh671/
Ngenhou671/
Neñu671/
Nnengou671/
Ninhuys671/
Ninousz671/
Gnegnou671/
Nehnouz671/
Netnout671/
Ninusse671/
N'Henou671/
Nahnous671/
Neamnui671/
Nesnuth670/

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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 Nenus
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