Kennus Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kennus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kennus (21) may also be a first name.

Kennus Last Name Facts

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

Kennus (Marathi: कनुस) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennus? popularity and diffusion

Kennus is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kennus reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennaus9219/
Kennous925/
Kennouss861/
Kennos8329/
Knnust831/
Knus80129/
Kennouz778/
Knaus7311,913/
Knous73980/
Kneus734/
Knuus733/
Knuse732/
Knusz731/
Knhus731/
Knusp731/
Knuss730/
Kennouch7116/
Chennous711/
Knauss673,651/
Knouse672,128/
Knaust67972/
Knoush67767/
Kneuss67547/
Knausz67299/
Knause67256/
Knuist67105/
Knauts6769/
Kneuts6737/
Kneuse6735/
Knouss6735/
Knauhs6720/
Knæhus679/
Knudse678/
Khnous676/
Knusch673/
Knuuts671/
Knouts670/
Knoust670/
Knushe670/

Kennus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennus in the Marathi language
कनुसkanusa-

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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 Kennus
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