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 occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenef is the 993,593rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name is predominantly 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 widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 153,911. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Skikda Province, where 100 percent are found and Annaba Province, where 0 percent are found. Beside Algeria Kenef exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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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