Kenkene Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kenkene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kenkene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenkene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenkene is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kenkene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenkene? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenkene reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kenkene is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Kenkene occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kienkene | 93 | 48 | / |
| Kenkeni | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kenkane | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kenkena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinkenge | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kinkiene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuenkhen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keenkone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenkinet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenkaney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenkcane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knkane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinkesner | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinckener | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinkeni | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kencane | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kenkani | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kinkine | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kenkoni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kinkone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qenkane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinkena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingkone | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chinkene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chenkeni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinchene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemkeang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenkein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuenkine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinkengi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenkingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cenceney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kenncane | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kenkene
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