Kenest Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kenest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kenest (51) may also be a first name.
Kenest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenest is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kenest live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 51 people.
Kenest is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Kenest is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and Peru, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kienest | 92 | 0 | / |
| Keenest | 92 | 0 | / |
| Keinest | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kehnest | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kinest | 83 | 45 | / |
| Kenast | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kenost | 83 | 26 | / |
| Cenest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kienast | 77 | 4,438 | / |
| Keinast | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kehnast | 77 | 64 | / |
| Keenist | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kenecht | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chenest | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kinhest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kienist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kienost | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanesht | 71 | 27 | / |
| Keehnast | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kiehnast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Queenest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenechte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinast | 67 | 2,634 | / |
| Kanost | 67 | 74 | / |
| Konist | 67 | 23 | / |
| Conest | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kinost | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cenesd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinhst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konost | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khinast | 62 | 22 | / |
| Kannast | 62 | 2 | / |
| Khanist | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kénoszt | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kanisht | 62 | 1 | / |
| Connest | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kanosst | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kenicht | 62 | 0 | / |
| Kanishth | 57 | 3 | / |
| Canast | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Kenest
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