Kenke Surname

387,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7151:75,7739,417
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kenke (140) may also be a first name.

Kenke Last Name Facts

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

Kenke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻚ, Marathi: केन्के, Russian: Кенке) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 387,068th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,947,160 people. The last name Kenke occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kenke live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 781,395th most common first name worldwide, borne by 140 people.

Kenke is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 715 people, or 1 in 75,773. In South Africa Kenke is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 21 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Kenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenke last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenke surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kenke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning R 148,440 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $40,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koenke91290/
Kienke91148/
Kenkeu91131/
Kencke9148/
Kennke9127/
Kuenke9121/
Kengke9120/
Ken'ke916/
Kenkee912/
Kaenke912/
Kenkea912/
Keunke912/
Kenkej911/
Keenke911/
Kenkeh911/
Kenkei911/
Kenkey911/
Kenkie911/
Kehnke910/
Kenk89627/
Knke891/
Koehnke83463/
Kencker83198/
Kenkech8341/
Kuehnke8315/
Kienkie8313/
Kiehnke837/
Kenkead832/
Kuenkeu832/
Kenckes831/
Kengkeu831/
Kenncke830/
Kenka80443/
Kinke80431/
Kenck80163/
Kence80146/
Kenki80111/
Könke8038/
Koenk807/
Kenks805/
Khnke804/
Kenky804/
Kenkh803/
Kengk802/
Cenke802/
Knnke801/
Kenkä801/
Kaenk801/
Kenqe801/
Kengkhet7782/
Kengkeat771/
Knk7528/
Kengue737,487/
Köhnke731,227/
Kemkes73608/
Koenck73208/
Kinket73175/
Kinkie73147/
Könker73133/
Kenkit73108/
Kinkeu7393/
Kienka7392/
Kionke7376/
Kühnke7376/
Kencki7372/
Kuinke7363/
Keence7351/
Kengka7350/
Kinkey7342/
Künker7335/
Kihnke7334/
Køhnke7333/
Kenkyo7324/
Koehnk7316/
Kynker7314/
Kemcke739/
Könkes738/
Künkes737/
Kinnke736/
Kencká735/
Kienki732/
Kenkay732/
Kencey732/
Kenkai732/
Keenka732/
Kinkee731/
Kinkje731/
Kyonke731/
Cenkce731/
Koenky731/
Kennka731/
Kencka731/
Kenkoy731/
Kkenka731/
Kinkhe731/
Könkei731/
Kyhnke731/
Kencee731/
Kenkqu731/
Kaenki731/
Kenkoa731/
Kemkeh730/
Kennky730/
Keng6714,698/
Kink672,232/
Cenk671,654/
Kenc6789/
Künk6786/
Kinkiey6748/
Kenkova6734/
Kenkaya6717/
Kaenkai6712/
Kinkeyd6711/
Keenche679/
Kynk675/
Kengkaj674/
Knka673/
Kenkuha673/
Knki672/
Knkt672/
Könk672/
Knhk672/
Kinkher671/
Kengkoy671/
Kemngue671/
Kehenki671/
Knkg671/
Knkj671/
Knky671/
Knkz671/
Knnk671/
Kenx671/
Kenkaid670/
Kinkeid670/
Kenkaia670/
Kinkeed670/
Kinkeys670/
Koehnky670/
Koehnck670/
Knck670/

Kenke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻚknk-
Kenke in the Marathi language
केन्केkenke-
Kenke in the Russian language
Кенкеkenke-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenke
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