Kenna Surname

54,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3071:157,11316,050
Australia2,0771:12,9971,878
Indonesia1,9991:66,1587,172
Ireland1,1441:4,116703
England7981:69,8228,051
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Northern Ireland691:26,7402,917
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Wales411:75,4766,450
India371:20,731,497300,213
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Panama61:652,04310,051
France61:11,070,454349,096
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8281:5,350892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Scotland501:74,8644,249
Wales361:43,5672,298
Isle of Man271:2,010260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6731:74,6197,973

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) the Irish Cionaith (th as h) = Quick Love [Irish cion, love + aith, quick] This name has interchanged with Kenny, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennah91517/
Kennai91333/
Kennea9186/
Kennay9185/
Kaenna9152/
Koenna9124/
Ckenna916/
Keenna911/
Kienna911/
Kennau910/
Knna896/
Kennach8355/
Kaennai8349/
Kennaus8319/
Kennazs836/
Kennaid831/
Kaennah831/
Kenniea831/
Kckenna831/
Kennaya831/
Kiennah831/
Kennnah831/
Kennays831/
Kiennay830/
Kenny8080,318/
Kenne8066,482/
Kinna801,460/
Kenni801,416/
Cenna80305/
Kenno80116/
Khnna8059/
Kenné805/
Knnna802/
Knnas801/
Knnay801/
Knnap801/
Qenna801/
Kna75236/
Kenney7347,293/
Chenna7317,949/
Kenneh7311,088/
Kennie731,022/
Kinnah73490/
Kennou73428/
Kuenne73235/
Künnap73192/
Kennoy73106/
Keunne7352/
Kınnap7350/
Kemnah7339/
Kienno7339/
Kienne7329/
Kinnay7317/
Koenne7315/
Kinnea7315/
Quenna7315/
Kennio7311/
Kynnap739/
Kennoo739/
Knnatt737/
Kionna734/
Kennee734/
Coenna734/
Kennyi734/
Kehnny734/
Koenni733/
Knnath733/
Keenne733/
Keenny733/
Kenniy733/
Kienny733/
Kaenne733/
Kengno733/
Khnnaa732/
Kennui732/
Kinnai732/
Kyonna732/
Kennne732/
Kennyo732/
Kennei732/
Kennge731/
Cehnna731/
Knnapp731/
Kuinna731/
Knnaah731/
Kemgna731/
Kennär731/
Kienni731/
Kaenni731/
Kkinna731/
Kinnaa731/
Kaenno731/
Knnaut731/
Kennuy731/
Keunno731/
Kennny730/
Kına674,921/
Khna671,933/
Knaś67596/
Knau67284/
Kaennoi67280/
Chennai67221/
Knai67167/
Knea6766/
Knaß6761/
Knaź6755/
Kengnou6743/
Knha6721/
Kinnast6718/
Knni6714/
Knay6713/
Kennhed6712/
Kenngne6711/
Knaa6710/
Cheenna6710/
Kennoch6710/
Kennepp679/
Chennay679/
Chennaa678/
Kennouz678/
Kennieh677/
Kemnaad677/
Kennoud676/
Knah675/
Koennoi674/
Knoa673/
Kenneey673/
Knga673/
Kemngne673/
Qnna673/
Chennau672/
Kiennou672/
Kiennie672/
Chennha672/
Kengnee672/
Kengneh672/
Knaj672/
Kennedd672/
Ckna672/
Kinnaid671/
Kemnajh671/
Keenney671/
Kingnay671/
Knno671/
Kuenneu671/
Chennea671/
Gchenna671/
Quennas671/
Kehnneh671/
Keenneh671/
Kennehh671/
Kenneit671/
Ken'ney671/
Hkengne671/
Kcna671/
Kengnoi671/
Kenngni671/
Kenny's671/
Knne671/
Kenneyh671/
Kennyds671/
Kinngai671/
Kienney670/
Kennott670/
Quienna670/
Keenned670/
Kennoys670/
Kinneau670/

Kenna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenna in the Hindi language
केन्नाkenna-
Kenna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻪknh75
ﻛﻦkn25
Kenna in the Russian language
Кеннаkenna-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenna
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