Kenawa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kenawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kenawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenawa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Kenawa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Kenawa are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Kenawa is mostly found in: Western, where 89 percent are found, Gulf, where 6 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Kenawa occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenaway92157/
Ketnawa92114/
Kenawas9218/
Kenawah929/
Kesnawa923/
Kenhawa921/
Keenaway861/
Kienawah861/
Keenawat861/
Kenawy8318,424/
Kanawa832,984/
Kenawi832,019/
Kinawa83598/
Konawa83206/
Kenawe83196/
Kenewa83119/
Kenowa8383/
Kenava8328/
Kheenawat801/
Kenawey77400/
Kenewai7769/
Kengava7755/
Kinaawa7751/
Kanaway7732/
Kinawai7726/
Kanaiwa7713/
Kanawah7712/
Khanawa778/
Konawai778/
Kisnawa777/
Konhawa777/
Kinawad776/
Kanawai776/
Kenaeva775/
Konaawa775/
Kenavas774/
Keanewa774/
Konnawa774/
Keinawy774/
Kenewah773/
Kienava773/
Kenavad772/
Keneway772/
Kaenewa772/
Kesnava772/
Kanaewa771/
Kingawa771/
Konaway771/
Konawah771/
Keneaba771/
Kenhawo771/
Kenowaa771/
Keenawi771/
Khinawa771/
Kahnawa771/
Kanahwa771/
Kinawha771/
Kinaiwa771/
Chenawa771/
Gkanawa771/
Kgenawe771/
Kanauwa771/
Kenawei771/
Ketnava771/
Kinaway770/
Kenoway770/
Cenaway770/
Kenawer770/
Khenavat7113/
Khengava7110/
Kitnawat714/
Ketnawet714/
Khanaywa713/
Kainawat712/
Kengavau711/
Keenaabi711/
Keynaeva711/
Khanawai711/
Khenaeva711/
Kanahawa711/
Ceneaway710/
Qenawy674,584/
Kinawy671,591/
Kanowa671,544/
Kinawi67729/
Kanava67399/
Kinowa67274/
Kanewa67195/
Kenova67194/
Kanawo67134/
Qenawi67124/
Qenawe67122/
Keneva67107/
Konowa6793/
Cenava6768/
Cenowa6745/
Kenave6738/
Kenavo6738/
Kinawe6723/
Konewa6717/
Konava6712/
Kinava678/
Canawa676/
Kenavi676/
Kinewa674/
Qanawa674/
Kenewo671/
Kenowe671/
Kenowo671/
Kinawo671/
Ķenava671/
Kenavy670/
Kenaby670/

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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 Kenawa
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