Kennis Surname

155,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kennis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1291:10,1831,454
Netherlands8631:19,5683,074
United States4461:812,68862,481
France1041:638,68083,098
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kennis (10,013) may also be a first name.

Kennis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennis (Hindi: केनिस, Russian: Кеннис) occurs most in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kennis is the 155,495th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,586,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kennis are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 61,191st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 10,013 people.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,129 people, or 1 in 10,183. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Kennis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kennis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kennis surname expanded 7,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kennis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kennis last name are 19.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kennis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 122.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning R 173,232 per year; in United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennish92527/
Kennies923/
Kennise920/
Kennes831,797/
Kinnis83169/
Kenniz8321/
Künnis8315/
Cennis8315/
Kennys8312/
Könnis836/
Knniss834/
Knis80480/
Kinnish77365/
Gkinnis7776/
Chennis7744/
Kenneys772/
Kennyds771/
Kennice771/
Kinnies771/
Kinniss771/
Kenny's771/
Koennes771/
Quennis771/
Kennays771/
Kennoys770/
Kennesh770/
Kinnist770/
Knies733,718/
Kniss732,233/
Kneis73754/
Knihs73529/
Knish73254/
Knisz7372/
Knise7353/
Knais7345/
Knois7316/
Knhis735/
Keenness7156/
Kinnisch7114/
Kennihce711/
Kniess671,493/
Kinnes67306/
Kneisz67237/
Kneiss67205/
Kneist67176/
Kniesz67164/
Knuist67105/
Knisch6792/
Kneise6763/
Kynnäs6746/
Kennez6733/
Knisse6727/
Knizse6720/
Cennes6713/
Knaish679/
Könnes676/
Cinnis673/
Kneihs673/
Kniehs672/
Qnneis672/
Kniesh671/
Kneits671/
Kennniche671/
Khniss671/
Kemnäs671/
Cennys670/
Kimnis670/
Knisht670/
Kneish670/

Kennis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennis in the Hindi language
केनिसkenisa-
Kennis in the Russian language
Кеннисkennis-

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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 Kennis
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