Kenne Surname

8,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kenne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon65,5281:31712
United States4631:782,84960,614
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
India371:20,731,497300,213
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Liberia231:191,67512,886
France231:2,887,944200,772
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Kenné (5) & Kenñe (1) are calculated separately.

Kenne (1,557) may also be a first name.

Kenne Last Name Facts

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

Kenne (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻪ, Hindi: खन्ने, Russian: Кенне) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kenné or Kenñe. For other potential spellings of Kenne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,557th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 109,617 people. The last name Kenne is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kenne are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,366th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,557 people.

Kenne is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65,528 people, or 1 in 317. In Cameroon Kenne is most numerous in: West Region, where 80 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Kenne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenne last name expanded 565 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenne last name are 25.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kenne earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenné935/
Kenñe931/
Kenney9147,293/
Kenneh9111,088/
Kennie911,022/
Kuenne91235/
Kennea9186/
Keunne9152/
Kienne9129/
Koenne9115/
Kennee914/
Keenne913/
Kaenne913/
Kennne912/
Kennei912/
Kennge911/
Kenn891,170/
Knne891/
Kennhed8312/
Kenngne8311/
Kennepp839/
Kennieh837/
Kenneey833/
Kemngne833/
Kiennie832/
Kengnee832/
Kengneh832/
Kennedd832/
Keenney831/
Kuenneu831/
Kenniea831/
Kehnneh831/
Keenneh831/
Kennehh831/
Kenneit831/
Ken'ney831/
Hkengne831/
Kenneyh831/
Kienney830/
Keenned830/
Kenny8080,318/
Kenna809,344/
Kinne806,033/
Künne802,521/
Kenni801,416/
Kuenn80248/
Koenn80238/
Cenne8062/
Könne8044/
Knneh808/
Knney805/
Knned803/
Kynne803/
Keenn802/
Kennh802/
Knner801/
Knnie801/
Kenng801/
Kckenney771/
Kennettt771/
Kennecht770/
Ken7556,942/
Kne75260/
Knn756/
Kinney7345,471/
Kengue737,487/
Kinnie73888/
Kinnee73719/
Kennai73333/
Könner73239/
Chenne73235/
Kennoy73106/
Kennay7385/
Kinneh7355/
Känner7333/
Coenne7325/
Cenney7323/
Kinnea7315/
Kennio7311/
Kemnje739/
Kqnneh738/
Ckenna736/
Kemnee736/
Könnes736/
Künner736/
Quenne735/
Kennyi734/
Kehene734/
Kehnny734/
Koenni733/
Keenny733/
Kenniy733/
Kienny733/
Kyonne733/
Kinnge732/
Kennui732/
Kennyo732/
Kinnei732/
Keenna731/
Kenngh731/
Kienna731/
Kionne731/
Kaennh731/
Kennär731/
Kienni731/
Kaenni731/
Kinnep731/
Cenneh731/
Qenney731/
Kennuy731/
Kennny730/
Kinnne730/
Kinnez730/
Kennethth711/
Keen6747,608/
Kien6723,015/
Koen6717,722/
Kaen679,208/
Knee673,929/
Kuen673,431/
Kinn672,254/
Kehn671,562/
Keun67451/
Kinneer67355/
Khne67340/
Kaennoi67280/
Kneć67226/
Kingnet67225/
Cheenne67170/
Könn67168/
Kemnetz67163/
Chenney67117/
Quennet67115/
Kinnetz6799/
Künneth6798/
Kney6786/
Knea6766/
Kneř6759/
Kaennai6749/
Kinnest6735/
Knei6733/
Künn6716/
Knni6714/
Cenn6713/
Ckinney6712/
Kneh6711/
Quienne6710/
Kåen679/
Kneš679/
Kennova678/
Kneß678/
Kõnn678/
Knej678/
Quennie676/
Knna676/
Kemgnie676/
Åkne676/
Kőne675/
Kneu674/
Koennoi674/
Kynn673/
Quenney673/
Kisnner673/
Keennth673/
Khnn673/
Chengne673/
Cnne672/
Quenner672/
Kinnerr672/
Kinneys672/
Keemner672/
Knnd672/
Qenn672/
Kken672/
Gken672/
Gkne672/
Hken672/
Quenned672/
Kennaid671/
Cennehy671/
Chennea671/
Gkinney671/
Kinnieh671/
Kckenna671/
Kemngue671/
Kengnoi671/
Kennaya671/
Kenngni671/
Kenny's671/
Kehegne671/
Kinneås671/
Kingnes671/
Kqen671/
Ȗken671/
Qnne671/
Ckne671/
Chennei671/
Knnk671/
Kned671/
Kkne671/
Kennyds671/
Kennays671/
Kingnee671/
Kennoys670/
Kiennay670/
Kemnett670/
Kinniey670/

Kenne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenne in the Hindi language
खन्नेkhanne-
Kenne in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻪknh58.82
ﻛﻦkn35.29
ﻛﻨﻲkny5.88
Kenne in the Russian language
Кеннеkenne-

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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 Kenne
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