Kenić Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Kenić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia581:123,1899,202
Kosovo371:50,3213,944
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Kenic (37) & Kenič (6) are calculated separately.

Kenić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kenic or Kenič. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Kenić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kenić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 123,189. In Serbia Kenić is mostly found in: Moravica District, where 29 percent live, Bor District, where 22 percent live and Nišava District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Serbia Kenić exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 38 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenic9337/
Kenič936/
Cenić801,280/
Konić80336/
Kanić80239/
Keniz80162/
Kinić8013/
Kenitz73148/
Kenich73118/
Kohnić7362/
Keneiz7350/
Keneci7341/
Kinđić7321/
Kienic7320/
Cengić739/
Kenicz739/
Kahnić735/
Kajnić735/
Kainić734/
Kenits732/
Khenic732/
Kojnić731/
Keniez731/
Kenids731/
Kienitz672,421/
Keniche67467/
Koenitz67127/
Keinitz6748/
Kenitse6723/
Kejnich6720/
Kieniec676/
Keniets675/
Kengich672/
Koenits672/
Khenich672/
Khenici672/
Kenhici671/
Keinich671/
Kienits671/
Khenniz671/
Keynich671/
Kenietz670/
Kaenitz670/

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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 Kenić
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