Nephine Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nephine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Nephine (7) may also be a first name.
Nephine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nephine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nephine occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nephine click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nephine? popularity and diffusion
Nephine is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nephine is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nephine live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Nephine is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 33 percent live, Kisii County, where 33 percent live and Nairobi County, where 33 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Nephine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nephine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nephine last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephin | 92 | 193 | / |
| Nepine | 92 | 8 | / |
| Naphine | 86 | 65 | / |
| Nephane | 86 | 26 | / |
| Netphin | 86 | 23 | / |
| Nephune | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neapinea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nepein | 77 | 511 | / |
| Nepane | 77 | 145 | / |
| Nepini | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nephen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Napine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nepain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nefine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Netphinit | 75 | 56 | / |
| Nepeina | 71 | 446 | / |
| Naphini | 71 | 235 | / |
| Nuiphin | 71 | 83 | / |
| Nespini | 71 | 45 | / |
| Netphen | 71 | 38 | / |
| Naiphin | 71 | 30 | / |
| Neaphen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Neepene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nepaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nepheni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nepinai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nefiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niphain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neupene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neufine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Netpheng | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hnepeune | 67 | 62 | / |
| Netpinit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niepiejn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naphihni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neupaune | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Nephine
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