Kennia Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Kennia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Kênnia (1) are calculated separately.
Kennia (4,324) may also be a first name.
Kennia Demographics
Kennia Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kennia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kennia is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as: Kênnia. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kennia is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kennia live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 105,143rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 4,324 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Kennia is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 80 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 10 percent are found and Northern, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent are found.
Kennia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kennia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennia surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kennia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kênnia | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kenniah | 92 | 17 | / |
| Kenniea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kennoyia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kennya | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kennio | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kinnia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cennia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knia | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kenneah | 77 | 79 | / |
| Kemgnia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chennia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kengnoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyonnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kniaź | 73 | 876 | / |
| Kniha | 73 | 191 | / |
| Kniaś | 73 | 29 | / |
| Knija | 73 | 15 | / |
| Khnia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kingniha | 71 | 14 | / |
| Knnoijya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kniatt | 67 | 75 | / |
| Knojia | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kinnya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kengno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kennyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kênnya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kniach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemgna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chennijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qunnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kennia
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