Ngenem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngenem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngenem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Ngenem (24) may also be a first name.

Ngenem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngenem has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngenem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngenem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ngenem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngenem are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 80 percent are found and Makueni County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nenem91431/
Genem91121/
Ngneneme861/
Geneme831,619/
Guenem8318/
Nginem8315/
Neneme8315/
Ghenem837/
Negnem833/
Njenem832/
Neunem831/
Neneam831/
Genhem831/
Gneneme7718/
Gheneim7717/
Ngeneng775/
Nganeam773/
Neneime773/
Nenheme771/
Nguynem771/
Gneinem771/
Ngengim771/
Ngienen771/
Njeunem771/
Gueneme771/
Nceneme771/
Gheneme771/
Nganiem771/
Ginem73506/
Genim73159/
Ninem7347/
Genym739/
Neném737/
Nenim733/
Nenêm731/
Nengenen7117/
Ngaihnem718/
Ngueneng712/
Nguegnim711/
Ngehneng711/
Guenheim710/
Ghenim673,841/
Nengem67144/
Nenism6736/
Nganim6736/
Nionem6715/
Guenim6714/
Nainem6713/
Ngnemgnem6713/
Nsinem6711/
Nineme6710/
Nnenim679/
Ningem676/
Nginim676/
Genime674/
Ninhem673/
Nzenen672/
Ngenin672/
Nyeneimeh671/
Gainem671/
Genaim671/
Genyom671/
Goynem671/
Ghenym671/
Nzinem671/
Ghinem671/

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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 Ngenem
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