Kenly Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kenly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:759,87259,214
Vietnam3011:307,7941,154
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Kenly (1,569) may also be a first name.

Kenly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,211th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kenly reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 195,475th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 1,569 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States Kenly is mostly found in: Maryland, where 23 percent live, Louisiana, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kenly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenly surname expanded 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenly last name are 19.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Kenly earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $52,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenley912,201/
Kenlly9181/
Keenly9155/
Kenlay9155/
Kennly9110/
Kienly918/
Kenluy911/
Kehnly910/
Kenloy910/
Keenley8376/
Kennley837/
Kuenley832/
Kenlooy831/
Kienley831/
Kuehnly831/
Kennlly830/
Kennlay830/
Kiehnly830/
Kenla80104/
Kenli8081/
Kenle8030/
Kinly8017/
Cenly802/
Kennelly776,182/
Kennlley770/
Kennilly770/
Kinley735,493/
Kienle735,404/
Kinlay73127/
Knelly73120/
Kuenle7383/
Kehnle7336/
Kienli7322/
Kenlee739/
Kenleh736/
Kinnly734/
Keunle732/
Cenley732/
Kühnly732/
Quenly732/
Cenlay731/
Kinloy731/
Kenlip731/
Kienlé731/
Kenliğ731/
Kenliç731/
Kenlio731/
Kenlei731/
Kienla731/
Cenlly731/
Kuenli731/
Kinlly730/
Kihnly730/
Kennelley71276/
Kenneully711/
Keennelly710/
Kuehnle67817/
Kiehnle67270/
Koehnle6773/
Keehnle6762/
Kihnley6752/
Kinnley6728/
Chenley676/
Knli675/
Chenlay672/
Kuenlli672/
Keuhnle672/
Kennleh671/
Knle671/
Queenly671/
Coenley671/
Qnly671/
Knelley670/
Quenley670/
Kinnlly670/

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Kenly Reference & Research

Kennerly - Kenerley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kennerly - Kenerley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kenly
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis