Kennaley Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kennaley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennaley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada871:423,51337,101
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kennaley Last Name Facts

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

Kennaley is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennaley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. Kennaley is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kennaley live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 423,513. In Canada Kennaley is most numerous in: Ontario, where 90 percent live, Nova Scotia, where 7 percent live and British Columbia, where 3 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 49 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Kennaley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kennaley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kennaley surname rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kennaley Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Kennaley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $54,530 CAD per year.

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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 Kennaley
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