Nestus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nestus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nestus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nestus (53) may also be a first name.

Nestus Last Name Facts

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

Nestus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nestus.

How Common Is The Last Name Nestus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nestus are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 53 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Nestus is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 70 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside and Edo, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesthus92104/
Neustus922/
Netus91166/
Nestu913/
Nastus8354/
Nestos8344/
Ngestu8321/
Nethus8316/
Netush834/
Nettus832/
Nestou832/
Netuse831/
Neitus830/
Netu80819/
Nesthouse802/
Niethus7737/
Nestoss7721/
Niestuj7717/
Nestout7716/
Naistus775/
Netthus771/
Nastush771/
Nethaus771/
Netteus771/
Neattus771/
Neithus770/
Ngetu732,357/
Neetu731,612/
Neatu731,043/
Nettu73117/
Netou7344/
Nitus7327/
Nistu7317/
Netud7316/
Nnetu7315/
Nytus7311/
Netui7311/
Nethu7311/
Netuh738/
Nhetu736/
Netau735/
Neteu735/
Nystu734/
Netup734/
Nietu734/
Nétus732/
Neitu731/
Neyshtut7148/
Nettusch7124/
Netusova718/
Neishtut717/
Nisthaus716/
Netthaus710/
Neethu67444/
Ngethu67220/
Nestoe675/
Nitush675/
Nettou675/
Neitou675/
Nishtu674/
Neathu673/
Gnetou672/
Nistud671/
Nastuz671/
Nettup671/
Nistuh671/
Naitus671/
Neettu671/
Nehetu671/
Nneatu671/
Nithus671/
Nistos671/
Nestoo671/
Nestoz671/
Nitous671/
Netout671/
Neatuh671/
Ngetou671/
Ngetuy671/
Nythus671/
Neathouse670/
Gnethu670/
Nytush670/

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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 Nestus
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