Kennigan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kennigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kennigan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Kennigan Demographics

Kennigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Kennigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennigan is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kennigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennigan? popularity and diffusion

Kennigan is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kennigan live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kennigan is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852.

Kennigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kennigan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cennigan880/
Kinnigan880/
Kennegan880/
Knigan860/
Kingnigan822/
Kenneghan820/
Knighan800/
Kinnegan751/
Cennegan750/
Knigam711/
Kinnigham710/
Knigon710/
Khnegan670/
Knigham670/
Kinnegam6311/
Cuinnigon590/
Cuinneagain5315/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kennigan
  • 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