Kenby Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kenby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kenby (15) may also be a first name.

Kenby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenby occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kenby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kenby are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Kenby is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Apart from Iraq it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 33 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Kenby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenby surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keenby910/
Kenbey910/
Håkenby839/
Kenbi80284/
Kenba80137/
Kemby80102/
Kenbe8055/
Kinby804/
Knbyp801/
Quenby73255/
Kembay7380/
Kenbai7313/
Kemboy7313/
Kinnby7312/
Kembey7312/
Cenbay738/
Kinbay735/
Kenmbe734/
Cenbey733/
Kuinby731/
Kenmbi731/
Kenboi731/
Kembuy731/
Kinboy731/
Kenbee731/
Cenboy730/
Kembaya6762/
Chenbay673/
Knvy671/
Knba671/
Knbi671/
Kenbish671/
Kemnboi671/
Queenby671/
Kenmber671/
Kenbess671/
Chenbey671/
Kennber671/
Kenbhai671/
Kuehnbe670/
Quenbey670/

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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 Kenby
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