Kenk Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Slovenia1581:15,7453,696
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Croatia231:183,85222,841
France141:4,744,480251,814
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Finland91:610,74534,002
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kenk (17) may also be a first name.

Kenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenk (Russian: Кенк) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 519,402nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name Kenk is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kenk live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 383,359. In Germany Kenk is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent live, Hesse, where 4 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 25 percent live and Estonia, where 17 percent live.

Kenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 28 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kenk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.13% less than the national average, earning R 161,292 per year; in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $56,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenke89917/
Kenck89163/
Koenk897/
Kenks895/
Kenkh893/
Kengk892/
Kaenk891/
Knk8628/
Koenck80208/
Kencke8048/
Kennke8027/
Kengke8020/
Koehnk8016/
Ken'ke806/
Kenkqu801/
Keenke801/
Kehnke800/
Keng7514,698/
Kink752,232/
Cenk751,654/
Kenc7589/
Künk7586/
Kynk755/
Knkt752/
Knhk752/
Könk752/
Kenx751/
Knkg751/
Knkz751/
Knnk751/
Knck750/
Kenkova7334/
Kenncke730/
Koehnck730/
Keung6712,737/
Kınık677,163/
Kaeng671,786/
Kieng671,053/
Kueng67618/
Koeng67339/
Keeng67134/
Kenqu6796/
Kinck6778/
Kienc6734/
Köhnk6719/
Gkeng679/
Kingk678/
Quenk678/
Kuink675/
Kengh674/
Kengg673/
Kencg671/
Kionk671/
Kinkc671/
Kenqe671/
Kkenx671/
Kenng671/
Kehng671/
Kemks670/
Kihnk670/

Kenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenk in the Russian language
Кенкkenk-

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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
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  • 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 Kenk
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