Kenning Surname

145,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kenning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1791:307,42928,245
England6171:90,3059,745
Germany4821:167,02419,753
Australia2241:120,51713,272
Canada1901:193,92419,047
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Wales251:123,7819,267
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Ireland131:362,22614,761
India101:76,706,538639,611
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:53,6906,448
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Kenning (76) may also be a first name.

Kenning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenning occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,430th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,387,011 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kenning reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kenning is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 76 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,179 people, or 1 in 307,429. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Kenning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenning last name rose 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kenning last name is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kenning surname are 3.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kenning earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning R 312,924 per year; in United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.72% more than the national average, earning $59,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koenning93548/
Kuenning93434/
Keunning931/
Keenning930/
Koennieng881/
Könning861,085/
Kinning86443/
Cenning86240/
Künning86123/
Kynning8616/
Kenneng8614/
Qenning866/
Kennäng865/
Kennink860/
Kning833/
Kenningová823/
Kinnings8069/
Kenninck8051/
Chenning8022/
Coenning8021/
Könnings8018/
Kingning801/
Quenning801/
Knings775/
Khning772/
Kningt772/
Kniong771/
Qunning711/
Cinning711/
Chinning6711/
Kneng675/
Kinninck674/
Chenneng672/
Cning671/
Kinninkp671/
Quinning671/
Khnyng6242/
Khneng628/
Knueng621/
Khnaeng5736/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenning
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