Kenefi Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Kenefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
Kenefi (27) may also be a first name.
Kenefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenefi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenefi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Kenefi is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Kenefi live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kengefi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kenefie | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kenefich | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kenefe | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kanefi | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kenafi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Konefi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kenifi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khenifi | 77 | 502 | / |
| Khenafi | 77 | 276 | / |
| Khanefi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kenifie | 77 | 15 | / |
| Qenefid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konefie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenhefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenifid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khennafi | 71 | 137 | / |
| Khenefer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenefech | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanafi | 67 | 1,436 | / |
| Kenifa | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Kinefe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kanifi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Konefe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kinefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kenife | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khenayfis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kengeffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenify | 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
- 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 Kenefi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis