Kendish Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kendish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kendish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kendish (2) may also be a first name.

Kendish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kendish (Russian: Кендиш) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kendish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendish? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kendish is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Kendish occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kendish live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kendish is also the 9,404,674th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 2 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendis92149/
Kendysh86446/
Kendais8615/
Kendich862/
Kendiss861/
Kindish861/
Kiendaisch822/
Kendeshe8010/
Chendish804/
Kindisch801/
Kindishe801/
Kendeash801/
Kendys77190/
Kendes77108/
Kendic77101/
Kendiz77100/
Kindis7711/
Kendič776/
Cendis775/
Kindaisch750/
Cuendis71279/
Kendych7130/
Kindich7125/
Gkindis7117/
Kiendys7114/
Kendysz7112/
Kendioz718/
Kendeshova714/
Kyndysh713/
Quendis713/
Chendis713/
Kindise712/
Kendeas712/
Kendges711/
Kendice710/
Chendesh6744/
Chendysh676/
Kiendysz676/
Kendetse674/
Kentdech671/

Kendish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kendish in the Russian language
Кендишkendis-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kendish
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis