Kenamu Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Kenamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kenamu (14) may also be a first name.
Kenamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenamu has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 322,243rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. Kenamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kenamu are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kenamu is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
Kenamu is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kengamu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Keinamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanamu | 83 | 243 | / |
| Konamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kenemu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khanamu | 77 | 118 | / |
| Kainamu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kannamu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kanhamu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kanamau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kingamu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kanamou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keneemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinaamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaanamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kehnemui | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khanamuh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khanamui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanamou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanaamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keuhnemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainaimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanemu | 67 | 259 | / |
| Kinemu | 67 | 133 | / |
| Konemu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Konomu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Canamu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannemu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Chinamu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Konemou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kaynomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kanemhu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chinamou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Canomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cañamu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kenamu
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