Ken'ichi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Samoa

Ken'ichi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ken'ichi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Samoa11:193,8081,089

Ken'ichi (122) may also be a first name.

Ken'ichi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ken'ichi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ken'ichi is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ken'ichi? popularity and diffusion

Ken'ichi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Ken'ichi reside; 40 percent reside in East Asia and 40 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 122 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. In Japan Ken'ichi is most common in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 50 percent live. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenichi93283/
Kenitchi882/
Kenhichi882/
Kenichit881/
Khenichi881/
Khennichi821/
Keniche80467/
Kinichi80291/
Konichi80213/
Kenechi8082/
Kanichi8031/
Kenychi803/
Khenici802/
Kenicha801/
Kenhici801/
Kheniche751,834/
Kanichai7563/
Kitnichi7526/
Khanichi7524/
Kaneichi7520/
Konichoi7517/
Kingichi754/
Chenichi751/
Khonichi751/
Keneychi751/
Kenieche751/
Kenuchii751/
Kenicher750/
Khenniche716,079/
Kitnitchi71235/
Kinici71199/
Kenice716/
Kenizi713/
Kenjhi712/
Khenichet712/
Khenaiche711/
Keheniche711/
Kaniche67540/
Kanichy6728/
Canichi676/
Kanychi674/
Kenitsi674/
Kanechi673/
Koniche672/
Kenizai672/
Keneche672/
Kanuchi672/
Kinuchi671/
Kiniche671/
Kenecha671/
Kenikhy671/
Khenjhi671/
Kienica671/
Kheniji671/
Conichi671/
Kenechy670/

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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 Ken'ichi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis