Kenned Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kenned Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenned Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Kenned (1,332) may also be a first name.

Kenned Last Name Facts

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

Kenned is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenned? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Kenned is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Kenned are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kenned is also the 215,228th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,332 people.

Kenned is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Kenned is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 92 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kenned Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenned has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenned surname contracted 61 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenned Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Kenned earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning R 271,608 per year and in United States they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning $32,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennhed9212/
Kennedt924/
Kenneyd923/
Kennedd922/
Kennedh921/
Keenned920/
Knned913/
Kennedth862/
Kennethd861/
Kennet83588/
Kinned830/
Kennid830/
Kned801/
Kenneth7733,276/
Kennett779,472/
Kennete7718/
Quenned772/
Kennyds771/
Kenneht771/
Kenneit771/
Kennaid771/
Kneid732,231/
Knead734/
Knedd731/
Kneed730/
Kneud730/
Knied730/
Kennette71194/
Kuenneth7132/
Kennneth718/
Kenneath715/
Kenneith715/
Kennethh714/
Kennethe714/
Kkenneth712/
Kenneeth712/
Kennetth712/
Kehnneth711/
Keenneth711/
Kennettt711/
Kaennett711/
Kennecht710/
Kennieth710/
Cennet671,281/
Kinnet6767/
Khneid6716/
Knneth678/
Kennetová673/
Kennethth671/
Kinnid671/

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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 Kenned
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