Kennethy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kennethy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kennethy (320) may also be a first name.
Kennethy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennethy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kennethy is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennethy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kennethy occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kennethy live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kennethy is also the 490,671st most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 320 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kennethy is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennety | 93 | 13 | / |
| Kennetha | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kennethe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kennetty | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kenneteh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kennethj | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knethy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kennaethi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kennethea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kennete | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kenneti | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kenneta | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kennity | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knety | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kennette | 75 | 194 | / |
| Kennetta | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kenneata | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kennatey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennitha | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knetty | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kneity | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenneatta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kennettee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenneaster | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kennati | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kenniti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kennita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnetti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Könnete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnity | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemneti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennoti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaetey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemnity | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kennethy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis