Kenda Surname
Approximately 29,276 people bear this surname
Kenda Surname User-submission:
The Kenda surname means 'child of clear, cool water'. It is from the valley of the River Kent.
Kenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 23,293 | 1:3,172 | 351 |
| Slovenia | 1,051 | 1:2,367 | 272 |
| Kenya | 843 | 1:54,780 | 5,476 |
| Tanzania | 821 | 1:64,484 | 6,844 |
| Papua New Guinea | 716 | 1:11,388 | 1,013 |
| Indonesia | 535 | 1:247,195 | 22,618 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| India | 271 | 1:2,830,500 | 86,615 |
| United States | 221 | 1:1,640,086 | 109,636 |
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| Ukraine | 148 | 1:307,586 | 39,057 |
| Austria | 126 | 1:67,583 | 10,403 |
| Belarus | 106 | 1:89,633 | 13,978 |
| Croatia | 77 | 1:54,917 | 10,403 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Kenda (8,235) may also be a first name.
Kenda Surname Meaning
Kenda Demographics
Average Kenda Salary in
United States
$49,177 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: केन्दा, Marathi: कोेंडा, Oriya: େଦହୁରୀ, Russian: Кенда) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,817th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 248,926 people. The last name Kenda is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kenda are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kenda is also the 69,727th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,235 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 23,293 people, or 1 in 3,172. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Kenda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kenda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenda last name grew 3,157 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kenda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kenda last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kenda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.93% more than the national average, earning R 368,172 per year; in United States they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $49,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺪﺍ | knda | - |
| Kenda in the Marathi language | ||
| कोेंडा | koenda | 80 |
| केन्दा | kenda | 20 |
| Kenda in the Hindi language | ||
| केन्दा | kenda | 36.84 |
| केंदा | kenda | 36.84 |
| केन्द | kenda | 15.79 |
| केंडा | kenda | 10.53 |
| Kenda in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦହୁରୀ | edahuri | 33.33 |
| େଦହୁରି | edahuri | 33.33 |
| ନ | na | 33.33 |
| Kenda in the Russian language | ||
| Кенда | kenda | - |
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