Kenan Surname
Approximately 6,615 people bear this surname
Kenan Surname Definition:
White headed.
Kenan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,992 | 1:39,067 | 4,066 |
| United States | 1,113 | 1:325,659 | 29,603 |
| Nigeria | 965 | 1:183,568 | 11,205 |
| Ivory Coast | 469 | 1:49,192 | 3,036 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Tanzania | 341 | 1:155,254 | 13,987 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Indonesia | 179 | 1:738,822 | 56,864 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Bulgaria | 131 | 1:53,274 | 3,598 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Azerbaijan | 27 | 1:357,375 | 7,700 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Northern Cyprus | 18 | 1:17,723 | 4,398 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 627 | 1:80,094 | 8,443 |
Kenan (145,496) may also be a first name.
Kenan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
White headed.
Contracted from Mac Cianain, 'Cianan's Son' (cianan is a diminutive of cian, which is itself a diminutive of ci, 'to weep').
'CIANAN, Bishop of Doimhliag, died A.D. 488.' A purely Manx name.
Kenan Demographics
Average Kenan Salary in
United States
$45,307 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenan (Georgian: კენან, Hindi: केनन, Marathi: केनन, Oriya: େକନାନ, Russian: Кенан) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,312th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,101,670 people. Kenan is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Kenan are found; 25 percent are found in West Asia and 24 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kenan is also the 7,195th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 145,496 people.
This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,992 people, or 1 in 39,067. In Turkey Kenan is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found, Rize Province, where 10 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey it exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Kenan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kenan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenan last name expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kenan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kenan are 1.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.61% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kenan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenan in the Georgian language | ||
| კენან | kenan | - |
| Kenan in the Oriya language | ||
| େକନାନ | ekanana | - |
| Kenan in the Marathi language | ||
| केनन | kenana | 65 |
| केनान | kenana | 20 |
| कॅनन | kenana | 10 |
| केजान | kejana | 2.5 |
| केनात | kenata | 2.5 |
| Kenan in the Hindi language | ||
| केनन | kenana | 60 |
| केनान | kenana | 30 |
| केनां | kenam | 10 |
| Kenan in the Russian language | ||
| Кенан | kenan | - |
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Kenan Reference & Research
Keenan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Keenan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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