Kenkel Surname

205,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0741:337,48530,444
Germany7571:106,34813,140
Canada541:682,32655,162
Luxembourg521:11,1641,923
Poland411:927,04369,048
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Kenkel Last Name Facts

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

Kenkel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻜﻞ, Russian: Кенкель) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenkel? popularity and diffusion

Kenkel is the 205,431st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,607,696 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kenkel reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,074 people, or 1 in 337,485. In The United States Kenkel is primarily found in: Iowa, where 26 percent are found, Missouri, where 17 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Kenkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenkel last name rose 1,557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenkel last name are 32.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kenkel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning $48,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuenkel9279/
Kenckel921/
Kenkell921/
Kenkiel920/
Keenkel920/
Kienkel920/
Kenkl912/
Kienkiel861/
Kinkel832,748/
Künkel831,087/
Kencel83165/
Cenkel8373/
Kenkül831/
Kynkel831/
Kemkel830/
Kenkil830/
Knkl801/
Kuinkel7764/
Chenkel7714/
Kinckel778/
Kinkiel775/
Kingkel771/
Kinnkel770/
Kencell770/
Kinkeel770/
Kinkell770/
Cenkl7385/
Kencl7315/
Kinkl739/
Chenckel711/
Kincel67620/
Cinkel6745/
Kencil6731/
Cencel6728/
Cönkel677/
Kinkil672/
Künkül671/
Künkelová671/
Qunkel671/
Kimkel670/

Kenkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenkel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻜﻞknkl-
Kenkel in the Russian language
Кенкельkenkel-

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Footnotes

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