Kenmare Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Kenmare Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Kenmare (Kerry) = the Head of the Sea [Irish ceann, head + mara, genit. of muir, the sea] The parish . . . lies at the head of the Kenmare estuary.—Nat. Gaz.
Kenmare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
Kenmare Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Kenmare (Kerry) = the Head of the Sea [Irish ceann, head + mara, genit. of muir, the sea] The parish . . . lies at the head of the Kenmare estuary.—Nat. Gaz.
Kenmare Demographics
Kenmare Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kenmare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenmare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenmare is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kenmare click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenmare? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kenmare is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kenmare reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Kenmare is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Kenmare is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 71 percent live, Lancashire, where 21 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 1 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 21 percent live.
Kenmare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kenmare has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Kenmare surname fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kenmare Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.
Kenmare earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $52,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmar | 92 | 38 | / |
| Kenmore | 86 | 276 | / |
| Kenmire | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kennmar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kenmere | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kenmari | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinmare | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khnmare | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keunmar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knmar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kaenmairee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kenmoure | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kenmoore | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kennmore | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kenmoree | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kinmaire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kennmire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kenmuire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kemmarer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knmari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinmar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmori | 71 | 882 | / |
| Kinmari | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kinmore | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kuunmar | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kenmory | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kemmore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenmery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenmeur | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinmear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kuunmari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinmaird | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koenmeyr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemmorer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Queenmary | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kinmor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Quenmeiere | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kemmour | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kinmori | 57 | 1 | / |
| Qummare | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kinmort | 57 | 0 | / |
| Quinmore | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kinmouri | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chinmari | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kinmorth | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kimmaird | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chinmaraj | 50 | 2 | / |
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