Kennig Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kennig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kennig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennig (Russian: Кенниг) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kennig is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kennig are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kennig is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is most common in: Berlin, where 27 percent live, Hesse, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Beside Germany Kennig is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kennig Last Name Statistics demography

Kennig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koennig927/
Kennigs922/
Kengnig921/
Könnig83107/
Kennik8325/
Kenneg8324/
Kinnig8313/
Kennyg831/
Kønnig831/
Kännig831/
Kennic831/
Knig805/
Kennick77215/
Chennig775/
Kenniek774/
Kennegs772/
Kennike771/
Kennikh771/
Kinnigs770/
Kőnig73700/
Kønig73340/
Knigh7345/
Knieg731/
Khnig731/
Knoig730/
Kennicke714/
Kenniske710/
Kennicks710/
Kinnik67129/
Kemnic6764/
Kennyk6752/
Kennec6725/
Knihgt6712/
Kennek6711/
Kemnik676/
Kniggs673/
Kinnic672/
Kinneg671/
D'Kennick671/
Cennik671/

Kennig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennig in the Russian language
Кеннигkennig-

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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 Kennig
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