Kennif Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kennif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kennif (4) may also be a first name.

Kennif Last Name Facts

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

Kennif occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kennif reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kennif is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 4 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 67 percent live and New York, where 33 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent live.

Kennif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kennif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kennif last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenniff92195/
Kenniv8317/
Cennif831/
Kennef831/
Kinnif830/
Knif8091/
Kinniff7740/
Kenneff7720/
Chennif771/
Kennaiw771/
Kenniev771/
Cenniff770/
Knief731,430/
Knife731,042/
Knijf73188/
Kniff73115/
Kneif73109/
Knipf7368/
Knuif7362/
Knifh738/
Khnif736/
Knifs732/
Knaif732/
Knift730/
Kinniffe710/
Kenneuff710/
Knijff67588/
Knieff67110/
Knijft6734/
Kneiff6721/
Khneif679/
Kniepf675/
Kneift671/
Kinniv671/
Kennev671/
Kneife671/
Khnife671/
Kniffe670/
Kneipf670/

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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 Kennif
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis