Kengne Surname

11,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kengne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kengne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon48,0241:43224
France2071:320,88348,728
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kengné (1) & Kéngné (1) are calculated separately.

Kengne (2,054) may also be a first name.

Kengne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kengne is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as: Kengné or Kéngné. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kengne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kengne is the 11,531st most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 149,461 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kengne are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kengne is also the 166,412th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,054 people.

Kengne is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 48,024 people, or 1 in 432. In Cameroon Kengne is most frequent in: West Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon Kengne exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent live and Gabon, where 0 percent live.

Kengne Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kengne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.95% less than the national average, earning $27,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.13% less than the national average, earning $24,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kengné941/
Kengnie92180/
Keungne92131/
Kengneu9221/
Kenngne9211/
Kuengne9210/
Kemngne923/
Kengnge922/
Kengneh922/
Kengnee922/
Hkengne921/
Kengn9111/
Kéngné891/
Kengni839,242/
Kengen835,283/
Kingne83229/
Kengna8391/
Kengin8361/
Kengny8356/
Kengng831/
Kngn801/
Kingnet77225/
Keungni77116/
Kaengen7720/
Kaengin7718/
Kengeng7710/
Kingnie777/
Kemgnie776/
Chengne773/
Kenguem773/
Kiongne772/
Kehegne771/
Kiengna771/
Kingnee771/
Kingnes771/
Kenngni771/
Kenguen771/
Kengnoi771/
Keungen771/
Kenguengue752/
Kingn7311/
Kengueng7113/
Kenggeng7110/
Kengenna717/
Keengoen711/
Kingnett711/
Kingni67170/
Cengin67142/
Kingin6791/
Kaenngoen6783/
Cengen6728/
Kingem6723/
Kengenova6712/
Kingny673/
Cengni672/
Kingnd671/
Kingna671/
Kinginneh671/
Kingng670/

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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 Kengne
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