Kenako Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kenako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Kenako (15) may also be a first name.

Kenako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenako has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenako is the 1,206,588th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kenako reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kenako is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename on earth, held by 15 people.

The surname Kenako is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Aside from Malawi Kenako occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenakop9213/
Keinako922/
Kengako921/
Gkenakos864/
Gkenakou861/
Kanako83290/
Konako83137/
Kinako8390/
Kenaka8340/
Kenoko8330/
Keneko8313/
Khenaka77125/
Cenaiko7752/
Kenakaa7743/
Cenajko7730/
Kainako7725/
Konhako7718/
Konaiko7718/
Khanako7716/
Koinako7710/
Cenayko778/
Kuinako774/
Kenekoi773/
Kinakot772/
Khonako772/
Kanakho772/
Kinakou772/
Kinakos771/
Konnako771/
Kanakoh771/
Kinakoo771/
Kingako771/
Kinakoi771/
Kenatco771/
Kannako771/
Keanaka770/
Kenoukou7149/
Koinaako715/
Gkinakou714/
Gkinakos714/
Kenakkaa714/
Kannakko713/
Chenaiko711/
Gkanakou711/
Khanakoh711/
Khanakho711/
Kenashka711/
Keneikou711/
Kenakapp711/
Kaneko67327,079/
Kanaka676,902/
Kinaka671,969/
Konaka671,681/
Kenaca67948/
Kanoko67582/
Kinoko67473/
Kenoka67160/
Keneka67116/
Kanaco6730/
Konaco674/
Kynaka671/
Cenaka671/
Kineko671/

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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 Kenako
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