Kenmei Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Kenmei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 222 | 1:575,875 | 15,540 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kenmei (1,873) may also be a first name.
Kenmei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenmei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenmei occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenmei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 980,795th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Kenmei is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kenmei are found; 84 percent are found in East Asia and 84 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 175,842nd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 1,873 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 575,875. In Japan Kenmei is most common in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 55 percent are found, Toyama Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Fukushima Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Japan Kenmei exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmeui | 92 | 11 | / |
| Keunmei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kenmeji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kenmi | 91 | 99 | / |
| Kenme | 91 | 77 | / |
| Kenmejio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenmoe | 83 | 7,181 | / |
| Kenmed | 83 | 102 | / |
| Kinmei | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kenmeu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kenmue | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kaenmi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kenmey | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kenmai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kenmee | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kenmeh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kenmie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenmoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuenmi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knmi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenmoue | 77 | 164 | / |
| Chenmei | 77 | 80 | / |
| Kenmeue | 77 | 64 | / |
| Kaenmai | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kaenmee | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kienmie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmeué | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaenmui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmeph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmett | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kennmer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinmi | 73 | 431 | / |
| Kenma | 73 | 90 | / |
| Kenmy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kinme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knmai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knmme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmooue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenmeuhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keunmoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenmou | 67 | 66 | / |
| ChenMi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Qinmei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kienma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kinmit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaenma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinmoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinmui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koenma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinmey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cenmeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinmio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinmue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kymmei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuenma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenmay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kenmei
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