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།) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenlay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily 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 widely held forename at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Kenlay is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 34 percent are found, South Carolina, where 22 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 19 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Kenlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenlay last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenlay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kenlay 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 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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  • 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 Kenlay
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