Kename Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kename Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kename Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Kename (26) may also be a first name.

Kename Last Name Facts

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

Kename (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺎﻡ) occurs most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kename? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,136,896th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kename reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

Kename is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 50 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 40 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Kename Last Name Statistics demography

Kename earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.98% less than the national average, earning R 116,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiname924/
Koename922/
Kenamea921/
Kenameh921/
Keaname921/
Kenamer920/
Kenam91337/
Kenamets865/
Keneme831,260/
Kengam83762/
Kaname83466/
Kenama83175/
Keenam83165/
Koname8359/
Kenome8322/
Kiname8320/
Kegnam8319/
Khenam8318/
Kenaum8314/
Keinam838/
Kenami838/
Keanam838/
Ketnam835/
Keynam833/
Kenham832/
Kenaim832/
Kenime832/
Cename831/
Kenamy831/
Kienayame804/
Kenhammer803/
Kanaume77274/
Kenhama77247/
Kenaama7770/
Kenoume7722/
Khaname7719/
Konamme7711/
Kuiname775/
Kanamee774/
Kanname773/
Kainame772/
Khoname772/
Kenomme772/
Keaneam772/
Kenamma771/
Kieneme771/
Keenham771/
Kenomie771/
Kanamie771/
Kinamie771/
Keneama771/
Kenamaa771/
Keneeme771/
Kenemeh771/
Kengome771/
Kenimei771/
Kenomeh771/
Keitnam771/
Khenime771/
Kanaime771/
Kinhame771/
Kaaname771/
Koiname771/
Keinama771/
Kanameh771/
Kenamoi771/
Ketgnam771/
Kinam73174/
Kenom7360/
Qenam7313/
Cenam734/
Kynam732/
Kinayame7141/
Keanngam7140/
Khanameh7130/
Kinhamer7119/
Keinamma7110/
Khanamee717/
Kanhamee715/
Khenngam714/
Keangami714/
Kynameas714/
Keenamma711/
Kheyngam711/
Khanname711/
Khonamei711/
Khanamei711/
Kanahume711/
Khienaim711/
Kinama674,425/
Kinami673,072/
Kanome67955/
Konami67947/
Kineme67733/
Keenom67369/
Kaneme67289/
Kanami67276/
Kingam67128/
Kainam67107/
Cenami67105/
Qaname67104/
Kinome6784/
Chenam6774/
Kinime6754/
Konome6743/
Kenemy6738/
Kenemé6736/
Khenom6734/
Qenami6724/
Kengom6719/
Kujnam677/
Keinom677/
Kanamy675/
Ciname675/
Koneme675/
Caname675/
Khinam674/
Kaynam673/
Kenoma673/
Kenoum673/
Kenémé673/
Kenomi672/
Khynam672/
Quenam672/
Kinham671/
Kenomy671/
Kjhnam671/
Cenham671/
Kehnom671/
Kenemi671/
Kenoom671/
Kienom671/
Kinamejje671/
Cenamy671/
Coname671/
Qoname671/
Kaheygnam671/
Kenhom671/
Keanom670/

Kename Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kename in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺎﻡknam-

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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
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  • 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 Kename
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