Kenom Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Kenom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kenom (26) may also be a first name.

Kenom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenom occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kenom reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 49 percent live, Chimbu, where 38 percent live and Morobe, where 14 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Kenom exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keenom91369/
Khenom9134/
Kenome9122/
Kengom9119/
Keinom917/
Kenoum913/
Kenhom911/
Kienom911/
Kenoom911/
Kehnom911/
Keanom910/
Kaenhom83300/
Kengoum83212/
Kenoume8322/
Khenhom835/
Kenomme832/
Keinhom831/
Keenhom831/
Kenhoum831/
Keynoum831/
Keanhom831/
Kanom801,547/
Kenam80337/
Konom80165/
Kenum8051/
Kinom8017/
Cenom804/
Khanom73269,059/
Khonom731,739/
Keenum731,315/
Kengam73762/
Kanhom73381/
Kename73212/
Keenam73165/
Kinome7384/
Kinhom7351/
Keanum7342/
Kengum7324/
Kahnom7320/
Kegnam7319/
Khenam7318/
Kenaum7314/
Kenume7312/
Keinam738/
Keanam738/
Ketnam735/
Konhom735/
Kienum734/
Kingom734/
Keynam733/
Kanoom733/
Khenum733/
Kinomm733/
Kenham732/
Konnom732/
Chenom732/
Kuinom732/
Kannom732/
Kaanom731/
Konoom731/
Kinoom731/
Hkanom731/
Khynom731/
Kemhom731/
Quenom731/
Konomh731/
Kaenam731/
Khinom731/
Khanomm67362/
Khemhom6771/
Kingoum6753/
Khanhom6745/
Khanoom6742/
Khaenam6711/
Khinhom677/
Kingoom675/
Quenome674/
Keiname674/
Khannom672/
Kahanom672/
Khaanom671/
Keingum671/
Keitnam671/
Khanoim671/
Kahnoum671/
Koinoum671/
Quenoum671/
Keaname671/
Keenham671/
Koinhom671/
Ketgnam671/

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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 Kenom
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