Kenewi Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Kenewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kenewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenewi is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenewi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenewi is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kenewi reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 92 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent live and North Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenewai | 92 | 69 | / |
| Kenewei | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kenewich | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kenawi | 83 | 2,019 | / |
| Kenewa | 83 | 119 | / |
| Kenevi | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kenewe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Keniwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenewy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenhebi | 77 | 61 | / |
| Koenawi | 77 | 33 | / |
| Keneuwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Konewai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Keneiby | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kenevio | 77 | 6 | / |
| Keanewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kinewai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kinewie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keniwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keneway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keenawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keenewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenevich | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kieniwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kienewee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keniwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keneweïe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keniwich | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenawy | 67 | 18,424 | / |
| Kanawi | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Kinawi | 67 | 729 | / |
| Kenawe | 67 | 196 | / |
| Kiniwi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Qenawi | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kanowi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kanevi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kenave | 67 | 38 | / |
| Konowi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Keneve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kenywa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kenavi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konewe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Konevi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kenive | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinowi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keniva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaniwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keniwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinywi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keniwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khenevich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanywi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kenewi
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