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 more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Neñus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nenus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nenus is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Nenus live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 980,251st most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 94 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Bahia, where 20 percent are found, Maranhão, where 10 percent are found and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 10 percent are found. Not including Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Nenus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nenus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nenus surname declined 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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