Kenis Surname

149,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kenis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0971:5,482659
Philippines2131:475,29757,049
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Israel91:950,84857,975
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India71:109,580,769786,157
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Keniş (219) & Kênis (1) are calculated separately.

Kenis (1,823) may also be a first name.

Kenis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenis (Hindi: केनीस, Marathi: कॅिनस, Russian: Кенис) is found most frequently in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms: Keniş or Kênis. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kenis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 149,249th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,462,009 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Kenis are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 178,740th most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,823 people.

The last name Kenis is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,097 people, or 1 in 5,482. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kenis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenis last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kenis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.48% more than the national average, earning $56,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keniş93219/
Kênis931/
Koenis91424/
Kenish91358/
Kengis91174/
Kenise9130/
Gkenis9127/
Kienis9119/
Khenis9114/
Keinis9112/
Kenais9110/
Kesnis917/
Keniss913/
Keynis911/
Keneis911/
Keenis910/
Keanis910/
Gkenios8381/
Kenitse8323/
Kheynis8315/
Kheinis833/
Koenies833/
Kenisch832/
Koeniss832/
Keneise831/
Keenise831/
Khenish831/
Kenishe831/
Khenies831/
Kenaish831/
Khenise831/
Kheniss831/
Keenies830/
Keenish830/
Kenisse830/
Kenes80129,303/
Kanis805,225/
Konis80935/
Cenis80196/
Kinis80180/
Keniz80162/
Kenys8032/
Könis802/
Kynis801/
Kenés801/
Kienhuis77809/
Kettniss7718/
Keinhuis7710/
Kenisová779/
Keynnish771/
Gkinis732,248/
Keynes73717/
Koenes73673/
Gkonis73551/
Gkanis73351/
Koinis73330/
Kenesh73306/
Khanis73255/
Kanish73240/
Kanies73220/
Kannis73204/
Keenes73162/
Konish73139/
Quenis7381/
Kaniss7373/
Kinois7355/
Keneiz7350/
Chenis7346/
Kinish7341/
Kenges7338/
Gkenes7337/
Kenese7335/
Kahnis7333/
Konnis7331/
Kinais7328/
Kaynis7323/
Kinios7322/
Keness7320/
Kingis7320/
Åkenes7319/
Kinise7317/
Könies7312/
Kanais7310/
Keinys7310/
Kiniss739/
Kinies739/
Keines737/
Keneas737/
Keynäs737/
Kanisz737/
Konisz737/
Kenice736/
Cenois735/
Keanes734/
Kainis734/
Coenis733/
Kaneis733/
Konies733/
Konais733/
Ceneis733/
Kanois732/
Kaenes732/
Kenets731/
Kengiz731/
Keniez731/
Khenes731/
Kenész731/
Khinis731/
Kanuis731/
Kinisz731/
Koniss731/
Kèhnis731/
Köhnis731/
Kuinis731/
Ceinis731/
Khenix731/
Khonis731/
Kinist730/
Keunes730/
Kenyos730/
Khenaisse711/
Gkionis671,444/
Chenais67870/
Kanisch67291/
Cheynis67148/
Keneshe67101/
Kaneish6730/
Quenais6727/
Kaneiss6726/
Chenois6726/
Chenisz6725/
Kättnis6721/
Kaniess6720/
Kejnich6720/
Gkinios6717/
Kesnich6715/
Khanish6711/
Kenesse6710/
Konisch679/
Kheinys678/
Kineish677/
Kågenäs677/
Kinisch676/
Kahanis676/
Konnais675/
Kannish675/
Kinaish675/
Kittnis674/
Cheinis673/
Konnish672/
Khannis672/
Keatnes672/
Kaynish672/
Quenise672/
Kiniess672/
Quenois672/
Khanais672/
Chenish671/
Keinich671/
Kengesh671/
Keneusz671/
Keynich671/
Khaneis671/
Kienysz671/
Kaniesz671/
Cehnijs671/
Kaniesh671/
Ketnesh671/
Khenesh671/
Khennes671/
Khenniz671/
Kannies671/
Khaniss671/
Keinets671/
Kenicht670/
Keneess670/
Kehnest670/
Keinest670/
Cheenis670/
Keetnes670/
Kainish670/
Keinges670/

Kenis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenis in the Hindi language
केनीसkenisa-
Kenis in the Marathi language
कॅिनसkeinasa50
केिनसkeinasa50
Kenis in the Russian language
Кенисkenis-

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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 Kenis
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