Kendra Surname

120,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kendra Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Kendrick, which see.

1744. Married — Samuel Barratt and Susanna Kendra: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1747. — Thomas Evans and Mary Kendrey: ibid.

1785.

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Kendra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1321:320,19329,205
India8441:908,84539,356
Indonesia6171:214,34220,114
Slovakia3841:13,8971,893
Poland1741:218,44128,573
Mauritania1581:25,9172,221
England1511:368,99426,171
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kendra (85,978) may also be a first name.

Kendra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Kendrick, which see.

1744. Married — Samuel Barratt and Susanna Kendra: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1747. — Thomas Evans and Mary Kendrey: ibid.

1785. — Robert Kendrew and Harriot Garbutt: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Kendra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kendra (Arabic: كندرا, Bengali: কেন্দ্র, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪﺭﻩ, Hindi: केन्द्र, Marathi: केन्, Oriya: େମେହର, Tibetan: ཀེན་ད་ར་) is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kendra is the 120,048th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,906,237 people. Kendra is mostly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Kendra are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kendra is also the 11,640th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 85,978 people.

The surname Kendra is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,132 people, or 1 in 320,193. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Kendra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kendra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kendra surname expanded 113,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kendra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kendra are 15.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Kendra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.77% less than the national average, earning $38,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendray9298/
Kiendra9258/
Kendrat9240/
Kenndra9218/
Kendhra926/
Kendrea926/
Kuendra926/
Kendraś924/
Kendrau923/
Kendrah921/
Kendrra921/
Kendraa921/
Kendrai921/
Kendrač921/
Kendrad920/
Kndra916/
Kendrach8624/
Kendra's861/
Kendraya860/
Kendre8336,196/
Cendra832,930/
Kendri831,953/
Kendry83707/
Kindra83571/
Kyndra83342/
Kendro83263/
Khndra8315/
Kändra8310/
Qendra836/
Kyndrat771,945/
Chendra771,256/
Kyndras77248/
Kenndre77158/
Kındıra77155/
Kendrot7769/
Qendraj7750/
Kendrei7745/
Kendriy7731/
Kindras7724/
Kindrai7716/
Kendhre7716/
Kendree7715/
Kendreu7715/
Qendrai7710/
Kiendry779/
Caendra778/
Kiendre775/
Kindhra775/
Kendrey772/
Kindrad772/
Keundre772/
Kaendre772/
Kemndre771/
Kenddre771/
Kendrie771/
Kendrre771/
Kyondra771/
Kendráč771/
Kieńdra771/
Kiendré771/
Kindrah771/
Kindrau771/
Centdra771/
Kaendro771/
Keendry770/
Kędra7337/
Cndra7321/
Kndre732/
Kndri731/
Kindrasz7121/
Kuindrah7117/
Cheendra715/
Kindread715/
Kindrajh715/
Kendrooh714/
Chenddra713/
Chendhra713/
Kendroud712/
Chendrea712/
Ceendhra711/
Cendreau711/
Chendrah711/
Kendrous710/
Kindre671,805/
Kindri67625/
Cindra67597/
Cendre67581/
Qendro67572/
Cendri6799/
Cendry6791/
Cendro6771/
Qëndra6729/
Kindro6716/
Kindry6712/
Kündre678/
Qendri676/
Khndre672/
Cendré672/
Kindraich672/
Kyndro672/
Kemdre671/
Chendraih671/
Kndred670/

Kendra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kendra in the Bengali language
কেন্দ্রkendra-
Kendra in the Hindi language
केन्द्रkendra90.09
केन्द्राkendra7.79
केंद्रkendra1.06
ेेकेन्द्रeekendra0.18
के्न्द्रkendra0.18
कॆंद्रkendra0.18
Kendra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﺪﺭﻩkndrh82
ﻛﻨﺪﺭkndr10
ﻛﻨﺪﺭﻯkndry4
ﻛﻨﺪﺭﺍkndra4
Kendra in the Marathi language
केन्ken72.73
कांदेराkandera9.09
केरबाkeraba9.09
कुंदनkundana9.09
Kendra in the Tibetan language
ཀེན་ད་ར་kendara50
ཀིན་དར་kindar50
Kendra in the Oriya language
େମେହରemehara50
େଦବୀedabi50
Kendra in the Arabic language
كندراkndra-

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