Kenku Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Kenku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kenku (2,031) may also be a first name.
Kenku Demographics
Average Kenku Salary in
United States
$6,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenku (Hindi: केंकू, Marathi: ककु, Oriya: େକୁେଦଇ, Russian: Кенку) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenku is the 914,967th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kenku reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 167,522nd most widespread given name in the world, borne by 2,031 people.
The last name Kenku is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 78 percent reside, Ogun, where 8 percent reside and Kano, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenkou | 91 | 1,662 | / |
| Kenkeu | 91 | 131 | / |
| Kenkuš | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kengku | 91 | 10 | / |
| Kenkuh | 91 | 4 | / |
| K'Enku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaengku | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kenkuha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kuenkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keunkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| K'Enk'u | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kengkeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kencu | 80 | 275 | / |
| Kinku | 80 | 175 | / |
| Cenku | 80 | 8 | / |
| Knkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kemku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenkhuis | 77 | 117 | / |
| Kenkuuha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kinkus | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kemkeu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kinkku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kinkou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kenkoo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kingku | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuunku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kemkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kinkui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kencou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kinkuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyonku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinkup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kemkhou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kingkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cengkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinkuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinkous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemkeue | 67 | 1 | / |
Kenku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenku in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୁେଦଇ | ekueda'i | - |
| Kenku in the Marathi language | ||
| ककु | kaku | - |
| Kenku in the Hindi language | ||
| केंकू | kenku | 85.07 |
| केंकु | kenku | 10.73 |
| केन्कू | kenku | 3.89 |
| केन्कु | kenku | 0.32 |
| Kenku in the Russian language | ||
| Кенку | kenku | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kenku
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