Kenabe Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kenabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania531:77,2625,142
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kenabe (20) may also be a first name.

Kenabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺎﺑﻪ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenabe is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Kenabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kenabe reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Kenabe is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 77,262. In Mauritania Kenabe is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 53 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 23 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenaber921/
Kanabe832,575/
Konabe83281/
Kinabe83104/
Kenaba8324/
Kenobe8311/
Kenabi836/
Cenabe833/
Kenebe831/
Kenaby830/
Kengabi7789/
Kanabea7753/
Kenavey7724/
Kanabee7722/
Kannabe7719/
Kanabeh7719/
Kanabey7715/
Keinabi7713/
Kanaabe7712/
Kanabei7710/
Khanabe779/
Konabeh778/
Kengobe775/
Kinabee775/
Kinabet774/
Kinabea774/
Khonabe772/
Kanahbe772/
Kanabie771/
Qaenabe771/
Kaanabe771/
Kinaibe771/
Kinabei771/
Kenabai771/
Kenobie771/
Keneaba771/
Kingabe771/
Kenober770/
Kenaboy770/
Kinauber7110/
Khanabee713/
Kinaibei712/
Kannahbe712/
Kannabei711/
Kannabey711/
Kaingabe711/
Khoneabe711/
Kenoubeu711/
Kengoobe711/
Kenabaya711/
Keenaabi711/
Kenabhai711/
Kinaibee711/
Keneavey710/
Kanabi671,723/
Canabe671,518/
Kinobe671,340/
Kanobe67481/
Kanaby67195/
Kenobi67132/
Konobe67115/
Kanabé6783/
Kinabi6765/
Kenebi6743/
Cenobe6742/
Kinaba6731/
Konaby6718/
Khanahbei6712/
Kenoba6710/
Qenebe679/
Kanebe677/
Konabi674/
Kinebe673/
Cenabi671/
Kaynabess671/
Kenobî671/
Kahnabeuh671/
Konebe671/
Qinabe671/
Qanabe671/
Conabe671/
Kenavy670/
Kinaby670/

Kenabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺎﺑﻪknabh64.29
ﻛﻨﺎﺏknab28.57
ﺍﻛﻨﺎﺏaknab7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenabe
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