Kennway Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Kennway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kennway (8) may also be a first name.

Kennway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennway has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kennway.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Kennway are found; 33 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Mahgreb. Kennway is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 8 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Tunisia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenway921,160/
Kenwaye865/
Kenwa83181/
Kenwy839/
Kenwayoh802/
Kenwat7764/
Kinway7727/
Kenwai7721/
Kuenwa7710/
Kenuay775/
Kenwah773/
Kemway771/
Kemnwa771/
Kienwa771/
Kennwe771/
Keenwa771/
Cenway770/
Kenwey770/
Chenway712/
Kienwah712/
Cenwayo711/
Kiennwe711/
Kenwaia711/
Kinwa67358/
Kenwi67206/
Kenua6711/
Kenwe671/
Cnway670/

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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 Kennway
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