Nweni Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2111:48,9846,195
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nweni (6,347) may also be a first name.

Nweni Last Name Facts

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

Nweni is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 851,613th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nweni reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nweni is also the 82,651st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,347 people.

This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 48,984. In Benin Nweni is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 65 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 32 percent reside and Collines Department, where 3 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwenyi914,413/
N'Weni91867/
Nhweni914/
Nweani911/
Nwieni911/
Nwenis911/
Nweanyi8316/
N'Weini832/
Nweynyi831/
Nwene80479/
Nwini8031/
Nveni8027/
Nwena809/
Nweny804/
Nueni802/
Nnweanyi771/
Nwinyi73108/
Nuengi7372/
Nwiene7326/
Nwenje7324/
Nweneh7311/
Nvenyi7310/
N'Wena739/
N'Wene739/
Nwaini735/
Nweune734/
Nweina732/
Nweine732/
N'Weny732/
Nwenge732/
Nuenoi732/
Nweenh732/
Nwenhe731/
Nwayni731/
Nwinie731/
Nuenui731/
Nbeeni731/
Nwegne731/
Nwinui731/
N'Wini731/
N'Veni731/
Nuheni731/
Nnwene731/
Nweany731/
N'Wouegni711/
Nwengeh6717/
N'Weine672/
Nwginyi672/
Nweenee671/
Nweanne671/
N'Uengi671/
Nhweneh671/
Nwaingi671/
Nweiner671/
Nwenyoh671/

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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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  • 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 Nweni
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