Kenasi Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Kenasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kenasi (352) may also be a first name.
Kenasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenasi (Marathi: केनसी, Oriya: େକନାସି) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kenasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenasi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Kenasi are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 464,438th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 352 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenasi in the Oriya language | ||
| େକନାସି | ekanasi | - |
| Kenasi in the Marathi language | ||
| केनसी | kenasi | 50 |
| केणसी | kenasi | 25 |
| कॅनसी | kenasi | 25 |
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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 Kenasi
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