Kenen Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Kenen Surname Definition:
Contracted from Mac Cianain, 'Cianan's Son' (cianan is a diminutive of cian, which is itself a diminutive of ci, 'to weep').
'CIANAN, Bishop of Doimhliag, died A.D. 488.' A purely Manx name.
Kenen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Marshall Islands | 8 | 1:6,478 | 1,058 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Kenen (602) may also be a first name.
Kenen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from Mac Cianain, 'Cianan's Son' (cianan is a diminutive of cian, which is itself a diminutive of ci, 'to weep').
'CIANAN, Bishop of Doimhliag, died A.D. 488.' A purely Manx name.
Kenen Demographics
Average Kenen Salary in
United States
$47,523 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenen (Marathi: केण, Russian: Кенен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 893,754th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name Kenen occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Kenen reside; 17 percent reside in North America and 15 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 340,659th most numerous first name globally, held by 602 people.
Kenen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Kenen is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 35 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Kenen is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 12 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent reside.
Kenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kenen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenen surname rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kenen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kenen surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Kenen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.23% less than the national average, earning R 44,616 per year and in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,523 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenen in the Marathi language | ||
| केण | kena | 50 |
| केन | kena | 37.5 |
| केणाने | kenane | 12.5 |
| Kenen in the Russian language | ||
| Кенен | kenen | - |
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Footnotes
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