Kenneby Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kenneby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kenneby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kenneby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenneby occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenneby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kenneby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Jönköping County, where 50 percent reside, Skåne County, where 33 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Sweden it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Kenneby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenneby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kenneby surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennebey931/
Kennaby8675/
Kennebi8635/
Kånneby869/
Kennevy867/
Kenneavy8091/
Kennevey800/
Knesby771/
Kneiby771/
Chenneboy751/
Kennobe7124/
Kinneavy67189/
Kneba67155/
Kinnevey6752/
Knaby6727/
Kniby676/
Knebe672/
Knebj671/
Knevy670/
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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 Kenneby
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