Keneth Surname

51,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Keneth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keneth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,3651:12,1291,577
Nigeria4,0601:43,6313,417
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Papua New Guinea4421:18,4471,859
Kenya871:530,80326,276
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Uganda491:796,72037,939
India481:15,980,529256,885
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
England91:6,190,895170,599
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Keneth (95,481) may also be a first name.

Keneth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keneth (Bengali: কেনেথ, Hindi: केनेथ, Marathi: केनेथ, Oriya: େକେନଥ) is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keneth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,830th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 737,307 people. The surname Keneth is mostly found 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 frequently used first name at a global level, held by 95,481 people.

Keneth is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,365 people, or 1 in 12,129. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 23 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Keneth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keneth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keneth surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keneth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Keneth 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keeneth9242/
Keneath9213/
Keneeth9210/
Keineth928/
Kenethe927/
Kenetth924/
Kenheth921/
Keneith921/
Kenieth921/
Kieneth920/
Kenet91981/
Khenethe862/
Kaneth83133/
Khenet8399/
Kenith8362/
Koneth8349/
Kenett8334/
Ketnet8333/
Kineth8330/
Kenget8326/
Kenete8323/
Keneut8317/
Kenetz838/
Keanet832/
Kenyth832/
Keinet831/
Keneat831/
Kenets831/
Kenhet831/
Keneht831/
Keynet831/
Kaenet831/
Kehnet830/
Kanneth77404/
Koineth77106/
Kenette7710/
Khennet776/
Kenecht774/
Kaineth773/
Keneite772/
Keinetz772/
Keneitp772/
Keneitt772/
Konneth772/
Kaenith771/
Kaneath771/
Kesnett771/
Kaneeth771/
Koeneit771/
Kenayth771/
Khetnet771/
Keinets771/
Kehnest770/
Keinest770/
Keinnet770/
Queneth770/
Kengett770/
Keenett770/
Keanetz770/
Kineath770/
Kinet731,624/
Kanet731,448/
Cenet731,077/
Konet73889/
Kenit73254/
Kened73232/
Kynet731/
Kenyt731/
Kenetova7172/
Queeneth7119/
Kanneath718/
Kenetowa711/
Keinette711/
Ckhennet711/
Keineitz710/
Kenechte710/
Chenet673,062/
Quenet671,796/
Kannet67848/
Koinet67518/
Kitnet67240/
Kynett67190/
Kinget67142/
Konnet6737/
Khened6730/
Kenite6729/
Kanith6728/
Konett6714/
Kynets6714/
Kainet6713/
Kinett6711/
Kanhet6711/
Kenait6710/
Kaniet679/
Kheinette679/
Kenyot678/
Koenit677/
Kinedt677/
Coneth675/
Kinete675/
Kahnet675/
Koniet674/
Kenied674/
Keniot674/
Kuinet674/
Khenit674/
Koneit674/
Kienit673/
Khanet673/
Kinets672/
Kaneut672/
Kanett672/
Kenedd672/
Kenegy671/
Keanit671/
Khynet671/
Kihnet671/
Koneat671/
Konith671/
Ceneat671/
Keened671/
Cenett670/
Kohnet670/
Kenitt670/

Keneth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keneth in the Bengali language
কেনেথkenetha-
Keneth in the Oriya language
େକେନଥekenatha-
Keneth in the Marathi language
केनेथkenetha75.81
कॅनेथkenetha14.52
केनेटkeneta2.42
केिनथkeinatha1.61
कॅनॅथkenetha0.81
कॅनेटkeneta0.81
Keneth in the Hindi language
केनेथkenetha50
कैनथkainatha25
कैनेथkainetha25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keneth
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