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 surname Kenić is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kenic or Kenič. For other potential spellings of Kenić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kenić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Kenić is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 123,189. In Serbia Kenić is mostly concentrated in: Moravica District, where 29 percent are found, Bor District, where 22 percent are found and Nišava District, where 19 percent are found. Not including Serbia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 38 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found.

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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