Kende Surname

32,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,9501:10,6301,310
India2,1891:350,41819,136
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Nigeria1,4641:120,9997,983
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Papua New Guinea5171:15,7711,544
Indonesia4821:274,37624,745
Congo3791:13,1641,680
Senegal3281:44,449768
Kenya3171:145,67811,680
Cameroon2841:73,1319,119
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Hungary2601:37,7554,095
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Burkina Faso1111:165,3344,009
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Israel291:295,09125,768
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Benin201:516,78033,864
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
England91:6,190,895170,599
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
France91:7,380,302306,885
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kendé (1) are calculated separately.

Kende (5,330) may also be a first name.

Kende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kende (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪ, Hindi: केंडे, Marathi: कडे, Oriya: େକେ, Russian: Кенде) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Kendé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kende? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,742nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 448,796 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kende reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kende is also the 92,402nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,330 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,950 people, or 1 in 10,630. Barring The DR Congo Kende is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside.

Kende Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kende has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kende surname expanded 14,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kende are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kende earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.44% less than the national average, earning R 51,240 per year; in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.69% more than the national average, earning $77,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendé931/
Kiende916,495/
Kendie912,188/
Kendhe91299/
Kuende91165/
Kendeh91138/
Kendje91109/
Kaende9174/
Kendee9155/
Kendeš9149/
Kennde9132/
Kehnde9131/
Kendey9122/
Kendeu916/
Kendea914/
Koende913/
Keunde912/
Keende912/
Ken'de912/
Kemnde911/
Knde8917/
Kuendee83255/
Kenndey83176/
Kaendee8378/
Kiendei838/
Kaendea833/
Kemndep833/
Koendee833/
Kenndhe832/
Kiendeh832/
Keendey831/
Ke'n'De831/
Kendihe831/
Kendije831/
Kuendeu831/
Keendee831/
Kendett830/
Kendeid830/
Kendi8043,692/
Kenda8029,276/
Kinde8015,307/
Kendy802,504/
Kynde80503/
Cende80111/
Kndie8036/
Khnde8035/
Kendj8021/
Qende802/
Kndhe801/
Künde801/
Kendeová778/
Kendejje773/
Kendeova772/
Kentdech771/
Kindie7313,199/
Chende732,466/
Kiendi731,306/
Kaendi731,038/
Kyonde73994/
Kienda73706/
Cuende73517/
Kenndy73451/
Kündeş73250/
Kendyś73101/
Kindei7376/
Kendoi7358/
Kendai7357/
Kionde7353/
Künder7341/
Kendaj7338/
Kuendi7334/
Kemdep7334/
Kendio7330/
Kindeh7328/
Quende7327/
Kenday7323/
Kendiy7319/
Känder7317/
Kenddy7311/
Kindje7311/
Kindee7310/
Kindey739/
Cendey739/
Kenndi739/
Kendha738/
Kindea736/
Kyndei736/
Kindeľ733/
Könder733/
Kiendy732/
Cendee732/
Kennda732/
Kendoy732/
Kendhy732/
Cendej731/
Kijnde731/
Keendi731/
Knderr731/
Qendez731/
Cendhe731/
Kendoa731/
Kendyi731/
Kendui731/
Kenddi731/
Kemdei731/
Keenda731/
Kindej731/
Kindeu731/
Kimnde731/
Kuunde731/
Kcendy731/
Cendea731/
Kindde730/
Chendei67729/
Chendey6790/
Chendea6750/
Kndi6748/
Chendeș6733/
Kendych6730/
Chennde6718/
Chendhe6715/
Kendais6715/
Kendaya6714/
Kendysz6712/
Knda676/
Quendez675/
Kennday673/
Chendee673/
Chendde672/
Kindead672/
Kennddy672/
Quendes672/
Quender672/
Kendich672/
Kndy672/
Kuendai672/
Kehenda671/
Kenndyt671/
Cchende671/
Knndeah671/
Kinndey671/
Cnde671/
Keundai671/
Kendouj671/
Kaendai671/
Kindihe671/
Cheende671/
Kienddi671/
Kuendoy671/
Kndj671/
Kindher671/
Kindeth670/
Quendet670/
Qehnder670/

Kende Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kende in the Oriya language
େକେeke-
Kende in the Marathi language
कडेkade78.49
कदेkade9.44
केन्डेkende7.78
केन्देkende1.66
केडेkede0.6
कोेंडेkoende0.4
केण्डेkende0.27
केँडेkemde0.2
केडkeda0.2
कानडेkanade0.13
कॅन्डेkende0.07
काेंडेkaende0.07
Kende in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺪknd75
ﻛﻨﺪﻩkndh25
Kende in the Hindi language
केंडेkende45.45
केन्डेkende28.28
केण्डेkende24.24
केन्देkende1.01
केंदेkende1.01
Kende in the Russian language
Кендеkende-

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