Kenniford Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Kenniford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenniford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales641:48,3524,540
England181:3,095,448105,421
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales231:68,1923,286
England161:1,523,46151,234

Kenniford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenniford is found most in Wales. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenniford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kenniford are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in Wales, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 48,352. In Wales it is mostly found in: Pembrokeshire, where 91 percent live, City and County of Newport, where 8 percent live and City and County of Swansea, where 2 percent live. Beside Wales it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Kenniford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenniford has changed through the years. In Wales the share of the population with the last name expanded 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenniford Last Name Statistics demography

Kenniford earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.92% less than the national average, earning R 102,372 per year.

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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 Kenniford
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