Kenniff Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kenniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Kenniff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenniff occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenniff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,206,588th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kenniff reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kenniff is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Kenniff is primarily found in: New York, where 40 percent live, New Jersey, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Kenniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenniff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenniff surname expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenniff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kenniff surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kenniff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $56,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennif924/
Kinniff8640/
Kenneff8620/
Cenniff860/
Kniff83115/
Kenneuff800/
Kinniffe800/
Knijff77588/
Knieff77110/
Kneiff7721/
Kenniv7717/
Cennif771/
Kennef771/
Kinnif770/
Kniffe770/
Knif7391/
Chennif711/
Kennaiw711/
Kenniev711/
Kinneff710/
Knief671,430/
Knife671,042/
Knijf67188/
Kneff67138/
Kneif67109/
Knyff6778/
Knipf6768/
Knuif6762/
Knifh678/
Khnif676/
Knaif672/
Knifs672/
Knift670/

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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 Kenniff
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