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 be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keneen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keneen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Keneen reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 100 percent reside. Not including The United States it 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 occurrence of Keneen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keneen last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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