Kenku Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kenku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England161:3,482,379114,324
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kenku (2,031) may also be a first name.

Kenku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenku (Hindi: केंकू, Marathi: ककु, Oriya: େକୁେଦଇ, Russian: Кенку) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 914,967th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Kenku occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kenku live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kenku is also the 167,522nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 2,031 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria Kenku is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 78 percent reside, Ogun, where 8 percent reside and Kano, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Kenku occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Kenku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kenku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning R 202,920 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenkou911,662/
Kenkeu91131/
Kenkuš9114/
Kengku9110/
Kenkuh914/
K'Enku911/
Kaengku836/
Kenkuha833/
Kuenkeu832/
Keunkeu832/
K'Enk'u831/
Kengkeu831/
Kencu80275/
Kinku80175/
Cenku808/
Knkou801/
Kemku801/
Kenkhuis77117/
Kenkuuha772/
Kinkus7347/
Kemkeu7339/
Kinkku7320/
Kinkou7318/
Kenkoo739/
Kingku737/
Kuunku733/
Kemkou732/
Kinkui732/
Kencou732/
Kinkuy731/
Kyonku731/
Kinkup730/
Kemkhou679/
Kingkau671/
Cnku671/
Cengkui671/
Qnku671/
Kinkuha671/
Kinkous671/
Kemkeue671/

Kenku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenku in the Oriya language
େକୁେଦଇekueda'i-
Kenku in the Marathi language
ककुkaku-
Kenku in the Hindi language
केंकूkenku85.07
केंकुkenku10.73
केन्कूkenku3.89
केन्कुkenku0.32
Kenku in the Russian language
Кенкуkenku-

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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 Kenku
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