Kenechi Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Kenechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kenechi (2,437) may also be a first name.
Kenechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenechi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenechi is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Kenechi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kenechi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kenechi is also the 149,981st most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,437 people.
The last name Kenechi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 24 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kenechi
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