Keneen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Keneen Surname Definition:
Contracted from Mac Cianain, 'Cianan's Son' (cianan is a diminutive of cian, which is itself a diminutive of ci, 'to weep').
'CIANAN, Bishop of Doimhliag, died A.D. 488.' A purely Manx name.
Keneen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Keneen (32) may also be a first name.
Keneen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from Mac Cianain, 'Cianan's Son' (cianan is a diminutive of cian, which is itself a diminutive of ci, 'to weep').
'CIANAN, Bishop of Doimhliag, died A.D. 488.' A purely Manx name.
Keneen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keneen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keneen occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keneen? popularity and diffusion
Keneen is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Keneen live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keneen is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 32 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Keneen is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The United States Keneen occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Keneen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keneen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keneen surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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