Kenefick Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kenefick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenefick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0941:331,31530,015
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
England561:994,96549,531
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1721:25,7552,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Kenefick Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenefick Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kenefick occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kenefick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenefick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,216th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kenefick are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kenefick is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 331,315. In The United States Kenefick is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Connecticut, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 10 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Kenefick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenefick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenefick surname grew 697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 20 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenefick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenefick last name are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kenefick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $52,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keneficks940/
Keneffick940/
Kenefic93112/
Keeneficks890/
Kenifick8843/
Kenefeck8823/
Kenafick883/
Kanefick881/
Kenefisk881/
Kenefiek880/
Keenefeck820/
Kenific8064/
Kenefec8015/
Kenefig800/
Kenifeck7516/
Kinifick753/
Canefick750/
Kanafick750/
Kenifisk750/
Kanafik673/
Cainnifick560/

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Kenefick Reference & Research

Kenefick / Kennefick / Kenefeck / Kenefake / Kenif DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kenefick / Kennefick / Kenefeck / Kenefake / Kenif FamilyTree D - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kenefick
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis