Kenkene Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kenkene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenkene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kenkene Last Name Facts

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

Kenkene occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenkene? popularity and diffusion

Kenkene is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kenkene is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenkene reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kienkene9348/
Kenkeni8630/
Kenkane8623/
Kenkena861/
Kinkenge8027/
Kinkiene802/
Kuenkhen801/
Keenkone801/
Kenkinet801/
Kenkaney801/
Kenkcane801/
Knkane771/
Kinkesner750/
Kinckener750/
Kinkeni7170/
Kencane7158/
Kenkani7130/
Kinkine7114/
Kenkoni715/
Kinkone711/
Qenkane711/
Kinkena711/
Kingkone678/
Chinkene673/
Chenkeni672/
Kinchene671/
Kemkeang671/
Chenkein671/
Cuenkine671/
Kinkengi671/
Kenkingi671/
Cenceney670/
Kenncane670/

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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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