Kenaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kenaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kenaye (37) may also be a first name.
Kenaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺎﻳﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenaye? popularity and diffusion
Kenaye is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kenaye are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent live and Tagant Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺎﻳﻪ | knayh | 50 |
| ﻛﻨﺎﻱ | knay | 50 |
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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 Kenaye
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