Kenfe Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kenfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kenfe (3,357) may also be a first name.

Kenfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenfe is found most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenfe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,926th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,037,335 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenfe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kenfe is also the 123,126th most widely held first name in the world, held by 3,357 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kenfe Last Name Statistics demography

Kenfe earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning 303,452 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenfeu912/
Kenfei912/
Kenfeh911/
Kenfea911/
Kenf89124/
Knfe894/
Kenpfer834/
Kenfesh832/
Hkenfer831/
Kenfest831/
Kinfe8041,343/
Kenfi80122/
Kenfa8025/
Kenpf8017/
Kenff808/
Kemfe806/
Kknfe801/
Knfie801/
Hkenf801/
Keenf801/
Knf752/
Kempfe73132/
Kinfie7351/
Kinfey732/
Kemfeu732/
Kenfoy732/
Kenmpf732/
Kennff731/
Khnfer731/
Kenfaa731/
Kaemfe731/
Kienpf730/
Kuenpf730/
Kaempfe67369/
Kemf6744/
Chenfei6721/
Kinf678/
Kemffer674/
Khnf674/
Kenfová672/
Kynf672/
Kemfher671/
Kenw671/
Kenfaih671/
Keenfai671/
Qenf671/
Kqnf671/
Hknf671/
Knnf671/
Kmfe671/
Knff671/
Knft671/
Kknf671/
Kenphet671/
Cenf670/

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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 Kenfe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis