Keneth Surname
Approximately 9,884 people bear this surname
Keneth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,365 | 1:12,129 | 1,577 |
| Nigeria | 4,060 | 1:43,631 | 3,417 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 442 | 1:18,447 | 1,859 |
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Keneth (95,481) may also be a first name.
Keneth Demographics
Average Keneth Salary in
United States
$37,354 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keneth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keneth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keneth (Bengali: কেনেথ, Hindi: केनेथ, Marathi: केनेथ, Oriya: େକେନଥ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keneth? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keneth is the 51,830th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 737,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Keneth are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Keneth is also the 10,621st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 95,481 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,365 people, or 1 in 12,129. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 23 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Tanzania Keneth is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Keneth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Keneth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keneth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Keneth surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Keneth surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.
Keneth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keneth Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keneth in the Bengali language | ||
| কেনেথ | kenetha | - |
| Keneth in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେନଥ | ekenatha | - |
| Keneth in the Marathi language | ||
| केनेथ | kenetha | 75.81 |
| कॅनेथ | kenetha | 14.52 |
| केनेट | keneta | 2.42 |
| केिनथ | keinatha | 1.61 |
| कॅनॅथ | kenetha | 0.81 |
| कॅनेट | keneta | 0.81 |
| Keneth in the Hindi language | ||
| केनेथ | kenetha | 50 |
| कैनथ | kainatha | 25 |
| कैनेथ | kainetha | 25 |
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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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- 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 Keneth
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