Kenele Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kenele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kenele (21) may also be a first name.

Kenele Last Name Facts

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

Kenele occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenele is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Kenele occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kenele are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kenele is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kenele is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 67 percent reside and Hela, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kengele924,785/
Keneley92217/
Kenaele923/
Kenelle921/
Keneale921/
Kienele921/
Kenoele921/
Kenelei920/
Khengele8666/
Kenealey8664/
Keineele8661/
Kengelea8627/
Keneille861/
Keeneley860/
Kenehley860/
Keneuley860/
Kenettle860/
Keehnele860/
Kengel83344/
Kenely83201/
Kinele83134/
Kanele8373/
Konele8357/
Kenela8347/
Kenjle8337/
Kenole8336/
Keneli8315/
Kenale839/
Keanle839/
Keneal837/
Kenile835/
Keinle834/
Kenelh831/
Kenhel830/
Kenealley802/
Kenealy772,010/
Kingele77133/
Kenaley7789/
Keniley7785/
Kenhale7777/
Kinaele7732/
Kenelia7727/
Kanaele7727/
Kenoeli7726/
Kengeli7718/
Kenhely7716/
Kenesel778/
Keanely776/
Khenale776/
Kanoele775/
Qengele775/
Khanele774/
Keneely774/
Kainele774/
Keanole774/
Keneall773/
Khengel773/
Kenisel772/
Kannele772/
Kenoile772/
Kenalee771/
Kenelay771/
Kaenale771/
Kaneale771/
Chenele771/
Kaneleh771/
Keniler771/
Kenelio771/
Kengell771/
Kenheil771/
Kenyler771/
Kanelea771/
Kignele771/
Kenoley771/
Kginele771/
Kheneli771/
Kenjleh771/
Ceynele770/
Kenolle770/
Kenille770/
Kaneley770/
Kineler770/
Kenoyle770/
Kineley770/
Kinelea770/
Kenesly770/
Kenolee770/
Keneily770/
Kenhl731/
Keneally71575/
Quenelle71220/
Khaniele7144/
Kengelli7132/
Keenheel7111/
Kenisell7110/
Kanealey7110/
Quesnele718/
Kenisler716/
Kenittel711/
Kanehele711/
Kinealey711/
Kingeley711/
Keannely711/
Kaingele711/
Khyneles711/
Keenhole710/
Kenalley710/
Kenechel710/
Kenettel710/
Keneisly710/
Kenittle710/
Quenesle710/
Kingel675,678/
Konale671,627/
Kanole67874/
Kanale67520/
Kaneli67482/
Kengil67371/
Kinela67308/
Kinole67266/
Konile67173/
Kenali67168/
Koneli67128/
Kinale6788/
Kainle6754/
Kenily6730/
Kanile6729/
Kenoli6721/
Keanalley6720/
Kanjle6718/
Canele6716/
Konole6713/
Kinjle6710/
Kenila678/
Kinhel678/
Qonele676/
Ceneli674/
Kinely673/
Kineli673/
Cinele673/
Kenili672/
Kenitl672/
Kenail671/
Kenuil671/
Keaneally671/
Que'nelle671/
Kenoil671/
Keñgel671/
Queneulle671/
Qanele671/
Kineal671/
Kinyle670/
Conele670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenele
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