Kenchang Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kenchang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenchang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Kenchang (15) may also be a first name.

Kenchang Last Name Facts

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

Kenchang has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenchang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenchang is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kenchang live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 89 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 5 percent live and Pahang, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Japan, where 5 percent live.

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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 Kenchang
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