Kenmuir Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kenmuir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenmuir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Scotland941:56,9564,742
Canada911:404,89735,698
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England381:1,466,26563,675
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kenmuir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenmuir is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenmuir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 635,252nd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name Kenmuir is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Kenmuir live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 386,984. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Kenmuir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenmuir has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kenmuir surname increased 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenmuir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kenmuir are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kenmuir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.83% more than the national average, earning R 520,020 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $47,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennmuir930/
Kenmuire930/
Kenmir92193/
Kenmure86123/
Kenmire8613/
Kenmeur860/
Kenmoure806/
Kennmire800/
Kenmer777/
Kemmir771/
Kienmeier7547/
Kuenmeier751/
Kemmeur716/
Kemmour714/
Kenmere712/
Kenmber711/
Kennmer711/
Kenmoore673/
Kinmaird672/
Kinmaire671/
Khnmutrh671/
Koenmeyr670/
Kenmoyer670/

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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
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  • 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 Kenmuir
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