Kenish Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kenish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Iran801:959,78244,995
Israel371:231,28721,601
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kenish (120) may also be a first name.

Kenish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenish (Hindi: केनिश, Marathi: केनीश, Russian: Кениш) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kenish live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Levant. It is also the 852,104th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 120 people.

The surname Kenish is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 191,375. Outside of Iraq it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.

Kenish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenish surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kenish surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Kenish earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenisch922/
Khenish921/
Kenishe921/
Kenaish921/
Keenish920/
Kenis912,960/
Keynnish861/
Koenis83424/
Kenesh83306/
Kanish83240/
Kengis83174/
Konish83139/
Kinish8341/
Kenise8330/
Gkenis8327/
Kienis8319/
Khenis8314/
Keinis8312/
Kenais8310/
Kesnis837/
Keniss833/
Keynis831/
Keneis831/
Keenis830/
Keanis830/
Kanisch77291/
Keneshe77101/
Gkenios7781/
Kaneish7730/
Kenitse7723/
Kejnich7720/
Kheynis7715/
Kesnich7715/
Khanish7711/
Konisch779/
Kineish777/
Kinisch776/
Kannish775/
Kinaish775/
Kheinis773/
Koenies773/
Konnish772/
Kaynish772/
Koeniss772/
Chenish771/
Keinich771/
Keneise771/
Kengesh771/
Keenise771/
Keynich771/
Khenies771/
Kaniesh771/
Ketnesh771/
Khenesh771/
Khenise771/
Kheniss771/
Kenicht770/
Keenies770/
Kainish770/
Kenisse770/
Kenes73129,303/
Kanis735,225/
Konis73935/
Keniş73219/
Cenis73196/
Kinis73180/
Keniz73162/
Kenic7337/
Kenys7332/
Kenič736/
Könis732/
Kynis731/
Kênis731/
Keniž731/
Kenés731/
Kienhuis71809/
Kettniss7118/
Kettnich7118/
Kujnisch7118/
Keinhuis7110/
Kenisová719/
Kanhaish715/
Khaynish714/
Khoynish711/
Gkinis672,248/
Keynes67717/
Koenes67673/
Keneshova67590/
Gkonis67551/
Kanesh67510/
Gkanis67351/
Koinis67330/
Khanis67255/
Kanies67220/
Kannis67204/
Keenes67162/
Konysh67107/
Quenis6781/
Kaniss6773/
Kinois6755/
Keneiz6750/
Chenis6746/
Kenges6738/
Kenych6737/
Gkenes6737/
Kenese6735/
Konesh6733/
Kahnis6733/
Konnis6731/
Conish6730/
Kinais6728/
Kaynis6723/
Kinios6722/
Keness6720/
Kingis6720/
Åkenes6719/
Qanish6718/
Kynesh6718/
Kinise6717/
Kinesh6712/
Könies6712/
Kanais6710/
Keinys6710/
Kiniss679/
Kinies679/
Kenicz679/
Khenij679/
Keines677/
Keneas677/
Keynäs677/
Kanisz677/
Konisz677/
Kenice676/
Cenois675/
Könich675/
Keanes674/
Canish674/
Kainis674/
Coenis673/
Kaneis673/
Konies673/
Konais673/
Ceneis673/
Kanois672/
Kaenes672/
Khenic672/
Kenets671/
Kengiz671/
Khenaisse671/
Kinishova671/
Keniez671/
Keheniche671/
Khenes671/
Kenész671/
Khinis671/
Kanuis671/
Kinisz671/
Koniss671/
Kèhnis671/
Köhnis671/
Kuinis671/
Ceinis671/
Khenix671/
Khenaiche671/
Khonis671/
Kinist670/
Keunes670/
Kenyos670/

Kenish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenish in the Hindi language
केनिशkenisa-
Kenish in the Marathi language
केनीशkenisa66.67
केिनशkeinasa33.33
Kenish in the Russian language
Кенишkenis-

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