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

The surname Kennif is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kennif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kennif occurs predominantly 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 common first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

Kennif is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 67 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found. Besides The United States Kennif exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent are found.

Kennif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency 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
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