Keener Surname

31,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Keener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,8541:21,5062,713
Israel961:89,14210,512
Canada411:898,67368,969
England341:1,638,76668,634
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4651:20,3732,578

Keener (161) may also be a first name.

Keener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keener (Arabic: كينر) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keener? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,244th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 426,447 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Keener are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Keener is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 161 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 16,854 people, or 1 in 21,506. In The United States Keener is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Keener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keener has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 684 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keener Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keener are 22.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Keener earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keenher924/
Keenner922/
Keeaner921/
Keesner921/
Keenear921/
Keenerr920/
Kener91864/
Keehnier861/
Ketenner861/
Kiener836,663/
Keiner833,318/
Kenger833,231/
Keyner83378/
Kehner83271/
Koener83250/
Kenere8389/
Kejner8344/
Keaner8339/
Keneer8314/
Kenher836/
Kenier836/
Keuner835/
Kenear835/
Ceener832/
Kuener832/
Khener832/
Kenđer832/
Keneyr831/
Keneir830/
Queener771,258/
Koenner7787/
Keijner7784/
Keutner7782/
Kiehner7751/
Kienner7744/
Koehner7735/
Keitner7732/
Ketnere7729/
Keihner7728/
Kuenner7725/
Keuhner7715/
Khenner779/
Kyenger779/
Kesnere775/
Kehnert774/
Khenger774/
Kuenher772/
Keiiner772/
Kejtner772/
Kuenger772/
Keunert772/
Kaenner772/
Keunear771/
Keyoner771/
Koenier771/
Cheener771/
Keinner771/
Keneart771/
Keinher771/
Kesnerd771/
Kiejner771/
Kienier771/
Ketnetr771/
Ketnner771/
Kaehner770/
Kienger770/
Keatner770/
Keigner770/
Keanner770/
Keunger770/
Kesneer770/
Kueneer770/
Keinere770/
Keunner770/
Koner7321,702/
Kaner734,933/
Kiner732,044/
Cener73746/
Kyner73333/
Kenir73234/
Kéner7374/
Khenr7345/
Köner735/
Qener731/
Keinr730/
Kenerova7115/
Keuhnert717/
Kajenere712/
Kouesner711/
Kethneer711/
Keuttner710/
Kouehner710/
Kainer672,119/
Kanner672,034/
Kinger671,475/
Kohner67645/
Koiner67496/
Konner67420/
Kahner67384/
Kanher67326/
Kaneer67298/
Cehner67274/
Kayner67235/
Kinert67229/
Kyneur67121/
Cejner67117/
Kinere67110/
Khaner6793/
Kijner6791/
Kinier6777/
Kanier6774/
Kenyor6771/
Kajner6762/
Khenre6761/
Kytner6760/
Kigner6759/
Konear6759/
Konher6756/
Kuyner6756/
Ceiner6753/
Khoner6753/
Khenir6753/
Koyner6734/
Kinear6733/
Konier6733/
Chener6733/
Kynert6729/
Kinđer6720/
Köhner6720/
Kengir6719/
Kauner6716/
Kouner6714/
Kätner6714/
Kéhner6712/
Kynier679/
Coener677/
Khemnr676/
Quener676/
Koneer675/
Küyner675/
Cuener674/
Kaaner674/
Kanerr673/
Cenher673/
Køjner673/
Kynger673/
Kyneir673/
Kihner672/
Kineer672/
Kanejr672/
Keinerová672/
Kuiner672/
Kioner672/
Khiner671/
Kaneir671/
Ceyner671/
Kenior671/
Khéner671/
Kineur671/
Konerr671/
Könert671/
Kojner671/
Kitenr671/
Keytinner671/
Kanear670/
Ceaner670/
Kittenner670/
Kaneur670/
Ketnir670/
Kenair670/
Keynearth670/
Khyner670/

Keener Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keener in the Arabic language
كينرkynr-

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Keener Reference & Research

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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 Keener
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