Kenlay Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Kenlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England161:3,482,379114,324
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kenlay (11) may also be a first name.

Kenlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenlay (Tibetan: ཀུན་ལེགས།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenlay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kenlay are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Kenlay is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Kenlay is mostly found in: Illinois, where 34 percent reside, South Carolina, where 22 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 19 percent reside. Other than The United States Kenlay occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Kenlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenlay surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenlay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenlay surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kenlay earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.09% more than the national average, earning $60,015 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennlay920/
Kenly91854/
Kenla91104/
Kenley832,201/
Kaenla83983/
Kinlay83127/
Kenlly8381/
Keenly8355/
Kennly8310/
Kienly838/
Kenlah834/
Kenluy831/
Cenlay831/
Kienla831/
Kehnly830/
Kenloy830/
Keenley7776/
Kennley777/
Kuenley772/
Chenlay772/
Kenlooy771/
Kenleiy771/
Kuehnly771/
Kuehnla771/
Kienley771/
Kiehnly770/
Kennlly770/
Kenlach770/
Kinla73159/
Kenli7381/
Kenle7330/
Kinly7317/
Cenly732/
Knlaa731/
Kennelly716,182/
Quenlayo711/
Kennella710/
Kennilly710/
Kennlley710/
Kinley675,493/
Kienle675,404/
Kennelley67276/
Knelly67120/
Kuenle6783/
Kehnle6736/
Chenla6724/
Kienli6722/
Kinlai6710/
Kenlee679/
Kenleh676/
Cinlay675/
Kinnly674/
Qunlay672/
Quenly672/
Kühnly672/
Kinlah672/
Cenley672/
Keunle672/
Knella671/
Kenlip671/
Kenloe671/
Kenneully671/
Kuinla671/
Kuenli671/
Cenlly671/
Kinlla671/
Kenlio671/
Kienlé671/
Kenliğ671/
Kinloy671/
Kenliç671/
Kemlah671/
Kemlap671/
Kenlei671/
Kenneslla670/
Kihnly670/
Keennelly670/
Kinlly670/
Knilla670/

Kenlay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenlay in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་ལེགས།künlek50
ཀུན་ལེགས་künlek50

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