Kenen Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kenen Last Name Facts

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

Kenen (Marathi: केण, Russian: Кенен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenen is the 893,754th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Kenen is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Kenen live; 17 percent live in North America and 15 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kenen is also the 340,659th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 602 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Kenen is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 35 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live.

Kenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenen surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kenen last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koenen919,030/
Keunen911,076/
Kienen91947/
Keenen91470/
Kehnen91145/
Keynen9194/
Kenien9161/
Keinen9111/
Kaenen9110/
Keneen917/
Kesnen911/
Keanen910/
Kenesn910/
Keneun910/
Koehnen83740/
Keehnen83248/
Koenenn8378/
Kaenien8328/
Khenien8312/
Keinnen833/
Keunnen833/
Kettnen832/
Khoenen832/
Kenehen831/
Keuhnen831/
Kkeneng831/
Keïneng831/
Keeneen830/
Kenenne830/
Keannen830/
Konen802,957/
Könen801,811/
Kenin801,064/
Kanen80625/
Kinen80597/
Cenen8096/
Kenyn8015/
Kenhn801/
Kenengue7778/
Keinienė7776/
Kenenova7770/
Kaheinen7714/
Keasnenn770/
Kenyon7332,169/
Coenen7317,136/
Kohnen736,832/
Köhnen731,780/
Kannen73703/
Kaenin73663/
Caenen73607/
Kenina73498/
Kenion73438/
Kaanen73200/
Chenen73123/
Konnen73111/
Kyonen7390/
Kainen7368/
Kengin7361/
Khonen7340/
Khenin7330/
Khanen7324/
Kenyna7320/
Kahnen7316/
Kienin7312/
Keenin736/
Koenin735/
Keynin734/
Kesnin734/
Konehn733/
Kihnen733/
Keanin733/
Quenen732/
Kaynen732/
Keenem732/
Kynene732/
Kenuin732/
Keenim731/
Keynyn731/
Kijnen731/
Koynen731/
Khenem731/
Kehnin731/
Kkanen731/
Kkonen731/
Kkinen731/
Koenyn731/
Ketnem731/
Keenyn730/
Kenink730/
Keinin730/
Kenhne730/
Ceanen730/
Queenen6748/
Khenina6725/
Khemnin6723/
Keaning6713/
Hkkinen679/
Kainene676/
Queneng674/
Quienen674/
Kohhnen673/
Koineng673/
Keynyna672/
Kigneng672/
Keïning672/
Keangin672/
Khaynen671/
Keenion671/
Caeneen671/
Keenisn671/
Keanene671/
Keninng671/
Keijnin671/
Khetnin671/
Kohnnen671/
Quenuen671/
Kuinene671/
Khennin671/
Keunnin670/
Kohnenn670/
Keninne670/
Keenoen670/
Keynion670/

Kenen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenen in the Marathi language
केणkena50
केनkena37.5
केणानेkenane12.5
Kenen in the Russian language
Кененkenen-

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