Kenji Surname
Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname
Kenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,255 | 1:101,868 | 6,110 |
| Iran | 394 | 1:194,880 | 15,856 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Brazil | 151 | 1:1,417,711 | 47,804 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Vietnam | 101 | 1:917,288 | 1,815 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Serbia | 32 | 1:223,280 | 12,990 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kenji (1,554,041) may also be a first name.
Kenji Demographics
Average Kenji Salary in
United States
$46,139 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenji (Arabic: كنجي, Oriya: େକି) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kenji is the 159,002nd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,654,844 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kenji are found; 51 percent are found in East Asia and 46 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kenji is also the 459th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,554,041 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 101,868. In Japan it is most frequent in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 63 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Besides Japan this surname is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.
Kenji Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kenji surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Kenji earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $46,139 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenji in the Oriya language | ||
| େକି | eki | - |
| Kenji in the Arabic language | ||
| كنجي | knjy | - |
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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 Kenji
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