Kenawan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kenawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kenawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenawan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kenawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenawan? popularity and diffusion

Kenawan is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Kenawan is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kenawan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,474,711. In Malaysia Kenawan is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 75 percent are found and Johor, where 25 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanawan86120/
Kenavan8699/
Kinawan8611/
Cenawan867/
Kenowan863/
Khetnawang824/
Khanawan80319/
Kanhawan80135/
Khinawan801/
Khenavan801/
Keneahwon756/
Khinawang752/
Kannawean751/
Khanhawan751/
Conawan71812/
Kenevan71174/
Canawan71120/
Kitnawasin71119/
Kanavan71100/
Kanowan7136/
Kenovan7114/
Kinowan717/
Kanewan715/
Kijnawasin715/
Konowan714/
Kenewon711/
Konavan710/
Chinawan671,242/
Kinawong67818/
Caanawan67176/
Khanewan6718/
Kaneewan672/
Kinawonk671/
Konewean671/
Kanhawon671/
Cenavain671/
Quinawan671/
Kainowan671/
Kannavan671/
Khanavan671/
Kinavane670/

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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
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  • 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 Kenawan
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