Kenington Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kenington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:525,64232,946
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Kenington (11) may also be a first name.

Kenington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenington is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Kenington occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kenington reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. Kenington is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Kenington is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 525,642. In England Kenington is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 31 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 28 percent live and City of Bristol, where 18 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Kenington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kenington surname rose 294 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenington surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Kenington earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 42.34% more than the national average, earning $61,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keenington951/
Keinnington900/
Kanington892/
Kinington890/
Konnington840/
Canington78113/
Conington7879/
Cannington74467/
Connington74293/
Cainington740/
Conyngton670/

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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 Kenington
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