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 last name Kennethy is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennethy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kennethy is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kennethy reside; 29 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kennethy is also the 490,671st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 320 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kennethy is most common in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs 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
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