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 found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kenasi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenasi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 996,001st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Kenasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kenasi reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 464,438th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 352 people.
Kenasi is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
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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