Kenes Surname

4,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kenes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan128,6051:1371
Brazil1911:1,120,80839,127
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Ukraine1171:389,08347,316
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Israel221:388,98331,283
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Keneş (315) & Kenés (1) are calculated separately.

Kenes (1,635) may also be a first name.

Kenes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenes (Hindi: केनेस, Russian: Кенес) is found in Kazakhstan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Keneş or Kenés. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenes is the 4,349th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,360 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kenes live; 99 percent live in Central Asia and 99 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 190,725th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 1,635 people.

It is the most commonly used surname in one country:Kazakhstan, where 99 percent are found. It is most prevalent in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 128,605 people, or 1 in 137. In Kazakhstan Kenes is mostly found in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 92 percent are found, Kyzylorda Region, where 4 percent are found and Jambyl Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kazakhstan it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Kenes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenes last name increased 1,045 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kenes last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kenes surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Kenes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keneş93315/
Kenés931/
Keynes91717/
Koenes91673/
Kenesh91306/
Keenes91162/
Kenges9138/
Gkenes9137/
Kenese9135/
Keness9120/
Åkenes9119/
Keines917/
Keneas917/
Keanes914/
Kaenes912/
Kenets911/
Khenes911/
Keneis911/
Keunes910/
Keneshe83101/
Kenesse8310/
Koenies833/
Keatnes832/
Keneise831/
Kengesh831/
Keneusz831/
Khenies831/
Ketnesh831/
Khenesh831/
Khennes831/
Keinets831/
Keneess830/
Kehnest830/
Keinest830/
Keenies830/
Keetnes830/
Keinges830/
Kenis802,960/
Kones802,908/
Kines801,475/
Kenez80774/
Kanes80679/
Kynes80227/
Cenes80169/
Könes8067/
Keneç8046/
Kenys8032/
Kenesova772,263/
Keysness770/
Khanes73618/
Kanesh73510/
Koenis73424/
Kenish73358/
Kanees73242/
Kanies73220/
Kaines73196/
Kengis73174/
Kaynes73130/
Koines73120/
Coenes73119/
Kahnes7394/
Caenes7388/
Chenes7374/
Kaness7373/
Quenes7371/
Konnes7355/
Koness7350/
Keneiz7350/
Kannes7341/
Konesh7333/
Kenise7330/
Gkenis7327/
Kinese7323/
Kysnes7319/
Kienis7319/
Köhnes7318/
Kynesh7318/
Kaneas7317/
Konesz7314/
Kynets7314/
Khenis7314/
Kinesh7312/
Könies7312/
Keinis7312/
Kenais7310/
Ceneas7310/
Keinys7310/
Kinies739/
Kenetz738/
Kinges738/
Kenece737/
Kesnis737/
Keynäs737/
Kenice736/
Khenez734/
Kaneis733/
Konies733/
Keniss733/
Gkanes733/
Ceneis733/
Kinets732/
Koneys732/
Ckines732/
Kineas732/
Ceines732/
Keneyz732/
Keynis731/
Khines731/
Kinees731/
Khones731/
Ceanes731/
Kiness731/
Keniez731/
Kiones731/
Kengeş731/
Kenész731/
Kkones731/
Kyones731/
Koynes731/
Ceynes731/
Kuines730/
Kohnes730/
Keenis730/
Kenyos730/
Keinez730/
Keanis730/
Keneshova71590/
Kenessova7129/
Keneetsse711/
Keneszova711/
Quienes67109/
Gkenios6781/
Khinets6776/
Kitnesh6749/
Chegnes6731/
Kaneish6730/
Kaneiss6726/
Khaneys6725/
Kenitse6723/
Kaniess6720/
Kheynis6715/
Khynets6712/
Håkanes6711/
Koinesh6711/
Khanees6710/
Kheinys678/
Kineish677/
Khenech677/
Kågenäs677/
Konneus677/
Khannes676/
Kaneesh675/
Kenecht674/
Kahanes674/
Khaines674/
Cheines673/
Kheinis673/
Khanesh673/
Kgaines672/
Kainets672/
Keinetz672/
Kenisch672/
Koeniss672/
Kiniess672/
Kaneuss672/
Chenesz672/
Kaynets671/
Keenise671/
Khenish671/
Kinesse671/
Koinets671/
Kenishe671/
Khaneis671/
Kienysz671/
Kaniesz671/
Kigness671/
Kineshe671/
Quesnes671/
Queneus671/
Cheneys671/
Cheynes671/
Kenaish671/
Kaniesh671/
Kijnesh671/
Khenise671/
Kheniss671/
Kinhest671/
Kannies671/
Khoines671/
Cheness670/
Konnesh670/
Queenes670/
Kanness670/
Kynetts670/
Keenish670/
Keynech670/
Keanetz670/
Kenisse670/
Cheenes670/

Kenes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenes in the Hindi language
केनेसkenesa-
Kenes in the Russian language
Кенесkenes-

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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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  • 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 Kenes
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