Kennen Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kennen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
England291:1,921,31276,208
Japan231:5,558,44840,460
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Kennen (465) may also be a first name.

Kennen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 610,848th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kennen reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,119th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 465 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States Kennen is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Japan, where 5 percent are found.

Kennen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kennen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennen surname increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kennen Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kennen surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Kennen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $44,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuennen92899/
Koennen9210/
Kiennen926/
Keunnen923/
Kennehn921/
Kennend921/
Keennen920/
Koennenn861/
Kennentt861/
Kennehen861/
Kinnen83881/
Künnen83144/
Kennin83132/
Können839/
Cennen830/
Knen802/
Kennion77432/
Kinneen77209/
Coennen7771/
Chennen7763/
Kennyon777/
Kaennin777/
Kennäng775/
Koennin771/
Kenninn770/
Keennin770/
Quennen770/
Kennint770/
Keunnin770/
Khnen731/
Kneun730/
Knehn730/
Kenninck7151/
Kennnion711/
Keenning710/
Kinnin67869/
Cünnen674/
Qinnen671/
Køhnen671/

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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 Kennen
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