Ken Forename
985th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 930,525 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Ken Forename Definition:
The usual diminutive of Kenneth.
Ken Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 372,023 | 1:975 | 209 |
| Japan | 100% | 195,562 | 1:654 | 146 |
| Canada | 100% | 118,479 | 1:280 | 24 |
| Australia | - | 35,269 | 1:387 | 76 |
| England | 100% | 22,870 | 1:2,431 | 372 |
| Kenya | 100% | 20,951 | 1:2,210 | 412 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 15,539 | 1:1,047 | 239 |
| Vietnam | 80% | 14,968 | 1:6,188 | 356 |
| Ghana | 100% | 14,271 | 1:1,891 | 327 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 10,995 | 1:16,150 | 1,798 |
| New Zealand | - | 10,177 | 1:446 | 95 |
| Philippines | 94% | 8,567 | 1:12,374 | 1,575 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 7,161 | 1:4,252 | 462 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 6,895 | 1:1,182 | 128 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 5,465 | 1:1,297 | 268 |
| Malawi | 99% | 4,950 | 1:3,457 | 574 |
| Indonesia | 55% | 4,380 | 1:58,896 | 7,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,555 | 1:8,667 | 1,268 |
| China | - | 3,344 | 1:408,510 | 23,934 |
| Myanmar | - | 2,625 | 1:19,790 | 493 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,578 | 1:14,665 | 1,593 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2,469 | 1:4,654 | 732 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 2,451 | 1:30,121 | 2,221 |
| Denmark | - | 2,314 | 1:2,441 | 387 |
| Norway | 100% | 2,174 | 1:2,361 | 407 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2,055 | 1:3,773 | 288 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2,036 | 1:2,628 | 343 |
| Thailand | 98% | 2,007 | 1:34,911 | 4,175 |
| Congo | 88% | 1,813 | 1:2,763 | 459 |
| India | 84% | 1,707 | 1:711,704 | 51,611 |
| South Africa | 97% | 1,658 | 1:32,891 | 3,887 |
| Poland | 99% | 1,508 | 1:25,217 | 844 |
| Togo | - | 1,401 | 1:5,167 | 841 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1,392 | 1:4,517 | 743 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1,330 | 1:7,412 | 721 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1,211 | 1:3,834 | 430 |
| Gabon | - | 1,203 | 1:1,566 | 378 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1,100 | 1:144,965 | 8,534 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1,040 | 1:93,808 | 6,821 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,022 | 1:94,597 | 2,055 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,015 | 1:16,652 | 1,711 |
| Egypt | 74% | 954 | 1:96,332 | 4,476 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 930 | 1:22,365 | 2,897 |
| Wales | 100% | 919 | 1:3,367 | 485 |
| France | 100% | 872 | 1:76,227 | 1,908 |
| Zambia | - | 694 | 1:22,846 | 1,888 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 689 | 1:1,976 | 387 |
| Northern Ireland | 99% | 615 | 1:2,997 | 416 |
| Morocco | - | 519 | 1:66,182 | 2,499 |
| Uganda | 98% | 473 | 1:86,590 | 4,182 |
| Russia | 99% | 464 | 1:310,848 | 3,993 |
| Brazil | 100% | 461 | 1:464,721 | 15,649 |
| Fiji | - | 432 | 1:2,066 | 573 |
| Kuwait | - | 408 | 1:9,278 | 1,115 |
| Taiwan | 87% | 390 | 1:60,948 | 8,636 |
| South Korea | - | 299 | 1:18,543 | 1,849 |
| Estonia | 100% | 277 | 1:4,749 | 735 |
| Portugal | - | 277 | 1:37,584 | 1,442 |
| Samoa | - | 274 | 1:712 | 214 |
| Oman | - | 273 | 1:15,050 | 1,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 270 | 1:26,489 | 2,613 |
| Jamaica | - | 249 | 1:11,579 | 1,237 |
| Vanuatu | - | 239 | 1:1,095 | 315 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 232 | 1:130,181 | 5,438 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 229 | 1:35,867 | 1,864 |
| Mexico | 94% | 227 | 1:546,892 | 5,918 |
| Guyana | 100% | 221 | 1:3,454 | 656 |
| Peru | 96% | 215 | 1:147,867 | 4,454 |
| Barbados | - | 197 | 1:1,471 | 345 |
| Qatar | 97% | 197 | 1:12,028 | 1,918 |
| Bahrain | - | 192 | 1:7,024 | 1,127 |
| Guam | - | 188 | 1:854 | 183 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 178 | 1:3,264 | 479 |
| Spain | 100% | 172 | 1:270,523 | 4,730 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 167 | 1:62,463 | 3,871 |
| Suriname | 100% | 165 | 1:3,350 | 773 |
| Finland | 100% | 158 | 1:34,704 | 1,450 |
| Malta | - | 136 | 1:3,157 | 513 |
| Bahamas | - | 131 | 1:3,049 | 593 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 129 | 1:119,564 | 8,277 |
| Swaziland | - | 128 | 1:10,158 | 1,360 |
| Botswana | - | 127 | 1:17,200 | 2,174 |
| French Polynesia | - | 103 | 1:2,698 | 564 |
| Iraq | - | 101 | 1:346,711 | 4,577 |
| Afghanistan | 56% | 99 | 1:329,530 | 6,744 |
| Haiti | 100% | 92 | 1:116,597 | 6,309 |
| Grenada | 100% | 90 | 1:1,201 | 240 |
| Italy | 99% | 70 | 1:872,316 | 7,880 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 70 | 1:253,526 | 5,090 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 68 | 1:931 | 201 |
| Panama | 100% | 64 | 1:61,040 | 3,709 |
| Macau | - | 55 | 1:11,058 | 281 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 55 | 1:2,029 | 385 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 51 | 1:2,152 | 437 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 50 | 1:3,556 | 629 |
| Tanzania | 80% | 50 | 1:1,055,766 | 20,058 |
| Angola | - | 49 | 1:550,339 | 1,990 |
| Mongolia | - | 49 | 1:59,894 | 4,680 |
| Senegal | 88% | 48 | 1:303,778 | 5,013 |
| Honduras | 100% | 47 | 1:187,606 | 4,536 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 44 | 1:2,259 | 487 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 44 | 1:1,164 | 143 |
| American Samoa | - | 43 | 1:1,299 | 171 |
| Bermuda | - | 41 | 1:1,581 | 369 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 40 | 1:119,199 | 3,512 |
| Greece | 100% | 39 | 1:280,373 | 4,908 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 39 | 1:6,927 | 846 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 39 | 1:2,376 | 540 |
| Jersey | 100% | 36 | 1:2,777 | 432 |
| Chile | 96% | 35 | 1:503,063 | 6,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 94% | 34 | 1:678,704 | 22,876 |
| Micronesia | - | 34 | 1:3,132 | 400 |
| Belize | 100% | 33 | 1:10,737 | 1,564 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 33 | 1:182,374 | 4,876 |
| Benin | 100% | 31 | 1:341,156 | 13,177 |
| Cameroon | 67% | 31 | 1:697,113 | 20,420 |
| Liberia | 82% | 30 | 1:147,069 | 5,712 |
| Ecuador | - | 27 | 1:656,553 | 6,193 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 26 | 1:2,358 | 517 |
| Madagascar | - | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Mozambique | - | 25 | 1:1,089,734 | 1,713 |
| Rwanda | - | 25 | 1:454,857 | 1,393 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 25 | 1:462,041 | 849 |
| Belarus | 92% | 24 | 1:395,099 | 2,754 |
| Greenland | - | 24 | 1:2,349 | 398 |
| Colombia | 100% | 23 | 1:2,077,345 | 17,160 |
| Gibraltar | - | 23 | 1:1,484 | 297 |
| Israel | 83% | 22 | 1:381,951 | 8,592 |
| Austria | 100% | 21 | 1:405,438 | 4,185 |
| Pakistan | 92% | 19 | 1:10,229,352 | 71,449 |
| Laos | - | 17 | 1:387,462 | 308 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 17 | 1:3,216 | 586 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 17 | 1:144,633 | 3,357 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 16 | 1:602,684 | 11,321 |
| Gambia | - | 16 | 1:120,412 | 458 |
| Ukraine | 86% | 15 | 1:3,033,327 | 6,531 |
| Algeria | - | 14 | 1:2,726,909 | 7,402 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 14 | 1:40,289 | 1,746 |
| Latvia | - | 13 | 1:155,050 | 2,346 |
| Bolivia | - | 12 | 1:883,450 | 3,230 |
| Czechia | 94% | 12 | 1:888,014 | 3,257 |
| Turkey | 100% | 12 | 1:6,483,476 | 25,958 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,892 | 588 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 11 | 1:1,670,861 | 39,584 |
| Guatemala | - | 11 | 1:1,464,403 | 5,160 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 11 | 1:7,729 | 208 |
| Nepal | - | 11 | 1:2,589,759 | 36,665 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 11 | 1:211 | 26 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 10 | 1:4,913 | 772 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 10 | 1:5,486 | 913 |
| Djibouti | - | 9 | 1:101,740 | 979 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 8 | 1:1,657 | 292 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Croatia | - | 8 | 1:527,134 | 5,786 |
| Dominica | - | 8 | 1:9,434 | 375 |
| Hungary | 100% | 8 | 1:1,223,971 | 3,159 |
| Monaco | - | 8 | 1:4,808 | 802 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:4,464 | 919 |
| Iran | - | 7 | 1:11,213,838 | 30,178 |
| Romania | - | 7 | 1:2,864,568 | 25,615 |
| Argentina | 80% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Brunei | - | 6 | 1:69,928 | 1,322 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 6 | 1:1,206,134 | 7,440 |
| Albania | 100% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Mauritania | 80% | 5 | 1:819,048 | 12,822 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 5 | 1:259,557 | 4,811 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Tunisia | - | 5 | 1:135,380 | 6,628 |
| Armenia | - | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 4 | 1:206,232 | 3,492 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 4 | 1:284,422 | 684 |
| Kosovo | - | 4 | 1:465,360 | 11,976 |
| Nauru | 100% | 4 | 1:2,982 | 284 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Andorra | - | 3 | 1:27,629 | 798 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 3 | 1:1,047 | 226 |
| Georgia | 50% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Maldives | - | 3 | 1:144,634 | 3,056 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Tuvalu | - | 1 | 1:11,131 | 89 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Kén (1) & Kěn (1) are calculated separately.
Ken (56,942) may also be a surname.
Ken Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The usual diminutive of Kenneth.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Ken Forename Popularity
Ken Demographics
Average Male Ken Height
176.32 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 12,806 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kén | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kěn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kien | 86 | 249,146 | / |
| Koen | 86 | 53,699 | / |
| Kenn | 86 | 18,883 | / |
| Keen | 86 | 16,216 | / |
| Kuen | 86 | 9,167 | / |
| Kaen | 86 | 3,443 | / |
| Keun | 86 | 2,062 | / |
| Kehn | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kken | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gken | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kenq | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hken | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cken | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kcen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kn | 80 | 1,683 | / |
| Kenne | 75 | 1,557 | / |
| Kiehn | 75 | 43 | / |
| Kuehn | 75 | 32 | / |
| Kienn | 75 | 19 | / |
| Håken | 75 | 16 | / |
| Koehn | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kenng | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hkent | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kuenn | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ckent | 75 | 7 | / |
| Keenn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kehnn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kentd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kkent | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gkenn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ckeen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kennh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaehn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kehng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaenn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kquen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keemn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kesng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kemnn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kendh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keunn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gkcen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keend | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ckeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kendd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenzø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenñe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keenk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkaen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kin | 67 | 285,433 | / |
| Cen | 67 | 2,758 | / |
| Kyn | 67 | 1,585 | / |
| Hkeemn | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kne | 67 | 55 | / |
| Khn | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kengue | 67 | 38 | / |
| Knn | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kenowa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Qen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hkn | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kenova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gkn | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keengh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kcn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ckn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kkn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Knh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keenne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kennht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kenddh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kchenn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenndh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehenn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kqn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qkn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gøkcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckkent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ken'ne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kent'h | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenthd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkenth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ke'ene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Køkken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kın | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kendth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewnu | 67 | 1 | / |
Ken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ken in the Russian language | ||
| Кен | ken | - |
Search for Another Forename
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Ken