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 in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenefick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,216th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. This surname is primarily found 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 commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,094 people, or 1 in 331,315. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Kenefick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenefick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenefick last name increased 697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 20 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenefick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kenefick surname are 9.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.34% registered with the political 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