Kennia Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kennia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kênnia (1) are calculated separately.

Kennia (4,324) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kênnia941/
Kenniah9217/
Kenniea921/
Kennoyia864/
Kennya8324/
Kennio8311/
Kinnia833/
Cennia832/
Knia8016/
Kenneah7779/
Kemgnia772/
Chennia772/
Kengnoi771/
Kyonnia771/
Kniaź73876/
Kniha73191/
Kniaś7329/
Knija7315/
Khnia733/
Kingniha7114/
Knnoijya711/
Kniatt6775/
Knojia6738/
Kinnya674/
Kengno673/
Kennyo672/
Kênnya672/
Kniach671/
Knogia671/
Kemnja671/
Kemgna671/
Chennijay671/
Qunnia671/
Knaiya671/

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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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