Néné Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Néné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Néné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Nene (65,584), Nené (1,865), Nenê (26), Nenè (2), Nènè (2) & Nênê (1) are calculated separately.

Néné (10,060) may also be a first name.

Néné Last Name Facts

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

Néné is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Nene, Nené, Nenê, Nenè, Nènè or Nênê. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Néné? popularity and diffusion

The surname Néné is the 1,459,453rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Néné are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 60,999th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 10,060 people.

The surname is most widely held in Portugal, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 78,926. Excluding Portugal this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 3 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nene8365,584/
Nené831,865/
Nenê8326/
Nenè832/
Nènè832/
Nênê831/
Nény7523/
Néni754/
Néna751/
Nénez671/

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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 Néné
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