Kenna Surname
Approximately 9,344 people bear this surname
Kenna Surname Definition:
From (Mac)kenna, which see. J. Gaelic Kinna wrote and published a History of the parish of Minnigaff.
Kenna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,307 | 1:157,113 | 16,050 |
| Australia | 2,077 | 1:12,997 | 1,878 |
| Indonesia | 1,999 | 1:66,158 | 7,172 |
| Ireland | 1,144 | 1:4,116 | 703 |
| England | 798 | 1:69,822 | 8,051 |
| Canada | 186 | 1:198,095 | 19,415 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Scotland | 97 | 1:55,194 | 4,640 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 | 1:26,740 | 2,917 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 828 | 1:5,350 | 892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 184 | 1:132,475 | 12,229 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:74,864 | 4,249 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:43,567 | 2,298 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:2,010 | 260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 673 | 1:74,619 | 7,973 |
Kenna (8,437) may also be a first name.
Kenna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From (Mac)kenna, which see. J. Gaelic Kinna wrote and published a History of the parish of Minnigaff.
(Celtic) the Irish Cionaith (th as h) = Quick Love [Irish cion, love + aith, quick] This name has interchanged with Kenny, q.v.
The Kenneys, who settled in Ireland temp. Edw. IV. A.D. 1472, were of high antiquity in Somersetshire, deriving their name from Kenne in that county. So early as 12 Henry II., John de Kenne held two knight's fees in Kenne. The name has been variously spelt Kenne, Kenei, Kenny, and Kenney. B.L.G. (Kenny of Kilclogher.) But another family, Kenny of Ballinrobe, claim to be of Huguenot extraction, and to have gone from France into Ireland about the year 1660.
Kenna Demographics
Kenna Political Affiliation
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Kenna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻪ, Hindi: केन्ना, Russian: Кенна) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenna? popularity and diffusion
Kenna is the 54,445th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 779,917 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 27 percent of Kenna are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kenna is also the 68,655th most common first name on earth It is held by 8,437 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,307 people, or 1 in 157,113. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States Kenna exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Kenna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kenna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenna surname expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 138 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 434 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kenna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kenna last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kenna surname are 9.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.6% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kenna earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.68% more than the national average, earning $62,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenna in the Hindi language | ||
| केन्ना | kenna | - |
| Kenna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﻪ | knh | 75 |
| ﻛﻦ | kn | 25 |
| Kenna in the Russian language | ||
| Кенна | kenna | - |
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Kenna Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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