Kennek Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kennek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kennek (22) may also be a first name.

Kennek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻚ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kennek reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The last name Kennek is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Kennek is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 80 percent live and Texas, where 20 percent live. Besides The United States Kennek exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Kennek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kennek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kennek last name declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenneke9278/
Kenneck9229/
Kenniek924/
Kenneek921/
Kennecke8634/
Kennyk8352/
Kennik8325/
Kennec8325/
Kenneg8324/
Kinnek8310/
Könnek836/
Knek804/
Kennethke801/
Kennick77215/
Künneke77188/
Könneke77135/
Kennegs772/
Kennedx771/
Kennikh771/
Kinneke771/
Kennike771/
Kemneke771/
Kinneck770/
Kneck7340/
Kneik735/
Knesk733/
Kniek733/
Khnek731/
Kneak730/
Könnecke712,461/
Künnecke71258/
Kennicke714/
Kenniske710/
Kennicks710/
Kinnik67129/
Kneckt6769/
Kennig6760/
Kemnec6710/
Køneke677/
Kemnik676/
K'Neik673/
Kneick672/
Kynnyk671/
Kennic671/
Kennyg671/
Cennik671/
D'Kennick671/
Kinneg671/
Kinnec671/
Knnyok671/
Kneyck670/
Knesck670/

Kennek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻚknk-

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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
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  • 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 Kennek
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