Kenef Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Kenef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 251 | 1:153,911 | 19,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kenef (23) may also be a first name.
Kenef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenef is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 993,593rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kenef are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
The surname Kenef is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 153,911. In Algeria Kenef is most common in: Skikda Province, where 100 percent live and Annaba Province, where 0 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenefe | 91 | 39 | / |
| Khenef | 91 | 5 | / |
| Keneff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Keneiff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kenev | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kanef | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kenew | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kenif | 80 | 8 | / |
| Konef | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kinef | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keneev | 73 | 503 | / |
| Kaneff | 73 | 211 | / |
| Keneva | 73 | 107 | / |
| Koneff | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kenifz | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kinefe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kenife | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kcenev | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chenef | 73 | 8 | / |
| Keniff | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaneef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khanef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khenif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keniev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kenaif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaenev | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keineb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kannef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaanef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kienev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khenev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenyff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaneuf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kineff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ceneff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ketnew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keneaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keenif | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kenipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khanief | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khaneef | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kanieff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Konneuf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khennif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khenneb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanheff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaneuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koeneev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheneev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengeev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keehnew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kanneff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keeniff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keniffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kenef
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