Kennang Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kennang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4871:42,6475,661
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kennang (14) may also be a first name.

Kennang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennang is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kennang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 540,057th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kennang are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 42,647. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 36 percent reside, West Region, where 35 percent reside and Centre Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Kennang is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keunnang931/
Kennong8624/
Kinnang8616/
Cennang865/
Knang833/
Kemgnang8014/
Kaennong801/
Kemnaing801/
Khnang7711/
Kinnahang752/
Kenngoung751/
Kinnong7129/
Cennong713/
Cnang675/
Knong675/
Knank675/
Quinnang671/
Chengnong631/
Kengnonke631/
Khnong6215/
Knoong621/
Knanck621/
Cinnong57100/
Knotting531/
Knonx501/
Cnong501/
Knonk500/

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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 Kennang
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