Kennes Surname

226,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kennes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3921:8,2591,149
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Canada531:695,20056,020
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kennes (127) may also be a first name.

Kennes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennes occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 226,028th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kennes live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kennes is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 127 people.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,392 people, or 1 in 8,259. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Kennes is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Kennes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kennes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennes last name increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kennes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kennes surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Kennes earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.23% more than the national average, earning $63,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennies923/
Kenneys922/
Koennes921/
Kennesh920/
Keenness8656/
Kennis832,818/
Kinnes83306/
Kennez8333/
Cennes8313/
Kennys8312/
Könnes836/
Knes80461/
Kennish77527/
Kinnest7735/
Kinneas776/
Kinneys772/
Kennyds771/
Kennice771/
Kennece771/
Kinnesh771/
Kinnies771/
Kenny's771/
Kinneås771/
Kingnes771/
Coennes771/
Kennays771/
Kennoys770/
Cenness770/
Kennise770/
Kinness770/
Knies733,718/
Kness731,003/
Kneis73754/
Knese73725/
Knees73336/
Knesz73304/
Knets7399/
Kneas7354/
Knesh7339/
Kneys7336/
Khnes7314/
Åknes7311/
Knehs735/
Kneus734/
K'Nes731/
Chennesh713/
Kennihce711/
Kennyche711/
Kenneche711/
Kinnetts711/
Kinney's711/
Kennecht710/
Kniess671,493/
Kneuss67547/
Kneese67510/
Kneisz67237/
Kneiss67205/
Kneist67176/
Kinnis67169/
Kniesz67164/
Kneise6763/
Kneass6760/
Kynnäs6746/
Høknes6742/
Knesch6722/
Kenniz6721/
Knesse6717/
Künnis6715/
Cennis6715/
Kneyse6713/
Könnis676/
Knetsz675/
Knniss674/
Kneihs673/
Khnees672/
Qnneis672/
Knehss671/
Cinnes671/
Kennniche671/
Khnest671/
Kemnäs671/
Kniesh671/
Knejsz671/
Kneits671/
Cennys670/
Knease670/
Kinnez670/
Kneish670/

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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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  • 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 Kennes
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