Kennnedy Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kennnedy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kennnedy (47) may also be a first name.
Kennnedy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennnedy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kennnedy occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennnedy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kennnedy reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kennnedy is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 47 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found, Kisii County, where 33 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 33 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 93 | 413,234 | / |
| Kenneday | 88 | 84 | / |
| Kenneddy | 88 | 62 | / |
| Kennedey | 88 | 57 | / |
| Kenneady | 88 | 26 | / |
| Keennedy | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kkennedy | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kennedyy | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kennaedy | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kiennedy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenneedy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kennehdy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kennedyd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenneidy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kennediy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenneydy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kennedoy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kennesdy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knnedy | 86 | 1 | / |
| D'Kennedy | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kennedyzz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kenneydey | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kenneaday | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kennesday | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kenneyday | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kennady | 80 | 792 | / |
| Kennedi | 80 | 371 | / |
| Kenneda | 80 | 192 | / |
| Kinnedy | 80 | 78 | / |
| Kennidy | 80 | 54 | / |
| Kennody | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kennede | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kennydy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cennedy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kynnedy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knedy | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kennaday | 75 | 127 | / |
| Kennedie | 75 | 88 | / |
| Koennady | 75 | 76 | / |
| Kennedee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chennedy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kennadey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennedda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennedge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennyday | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinneday | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kennaydy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kennaddy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kenniddy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kenneyda | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kaennady | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kemnedys | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kenniday | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kneedy | 71 | 51 | / |
| Quennedey | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kneddy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kenneddes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knnady | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kneady | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kneday | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kennadi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kinnedi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kennyde | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kennida | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kennidi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kennydi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kennodi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnadey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnidy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennyda | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneidey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinneda | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kennade | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinnady | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kennnedy
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