Kenewai Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kenewai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenewai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kenewai (47) may also be a first name.

Kenewai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenewai is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenewai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenewai is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Kenewai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kenewai reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kenewai is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenewa92119/
Kenewi9252/
Kengewa86124/
Kenewei8612/
Konewai868/
Keanewa864/
Kinewai864/
Kenewah863/
Keneway862/
Kaenewa862/
Keniwaia801/
Kenewich800/
Kenawi772,019/
Kanewa77195/
Keneva77107/
Kenevi7752/
Kenawa7719/
Konewa7717/
Kenywa776/
Kenewe776/
Kenavi776/
Kinewa774/
Keniwi772/
Keniwa772/
Kenewy771/
Kaneiwa71991/
Kenaway71157/
Keneeva71149/
Kenhebi7161/
Keneavy7147/
Kinewad7140/
Koenawi7133/
Kinawai7126/
Kenawah719/
Keneuwe719/
Kinowai719/
Konawai718/
Kenevio716/
Keneiby716/
Kanawai716/
Kenaeva715/
Kinewua714/
Kinewie714/
Konewua713/
Keniwei713/
Kenieva712/
Kaenywa711/
Kanaewa711/
Konewah711/
Kaniewa711/
Kannewa711/
Keenewe711/
Keenawi711/
Kenowaa711/
Kenawei711/
Kenhawa711/
Kenheba711/
Keneaba711/
Kenoway710/
Kenevich6731/
Ketniwat6717/
Khanewah6716/
Kienewee671/
Khenaeva671/
Kienawah671/
Khanawai671/
Kenichwa671/
Keneweïe671/
Koneewua671/
Cheneway671/
Keynaeva671/
Keenaway671/
Ceneaway670/
Keniwich670/
Keneavey670/

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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 Kenewai
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