El Kenawy Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El Kenawy Surname User-submission:

The surname refers to Qena Governorate in Upper Egypt. Holders of the surname have ancestors who belong to this governorate.

El Kenawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan6061:14,5912,416
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Syria201:965,0516,626
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
Palestine71:649,83613,939
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Kenawy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname refers to Qena Governorate in Upper Egypt. Holders of the surname have ancestors who belong to this governorate.

- ehab_eldeeb

El Kenawy Last Name Facts

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

El Kenawy is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kenawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Kenawy is the 367,166th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of El Kenawy live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant.

The surname El Kenawy is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 14,591. In Jordan El Kenawy is most numerous in: Amman Governorate, where 98 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Jerash Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Jordan it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent are found and Kuwait, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Qenawy896,132/
El-Kenawy89278/
El Kenawi895/
El Kinawy894/
El Kanawiy841/
El-Kinawy78122/
El-Kenawi781/
El Chenawi746/
El-Kinawi67153/
El-Qanawy673/

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