Kenou Surname

98,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,8601:3,614454
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Cameroon2351:88,37910,660
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kénou (2) are calculated separately.

Kenou (862) may also be a first name.

Kenou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻮ) occurs most in Benin. It can also be found as: Kénou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,979th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,522,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kenou is also the 277,316th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 862 people.

Kenou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2,860 people, or 1 in 3,614. In Benin it is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 49 percent are found, Mono Department, where 26 percent are found and Zou Department, where 9 percent are found. Not including Benin Kenou occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 26 percent are found and Ghana, where 7 percent are found.

Kenou Last Name Statistics demography

Kenou earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.67% more than the national average, earning $62,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kénou932/
Kienou9131,597/
Kenoue9143/
Kenouh9132/
Kengou9126/
Keinou9124/
Kenhou9113/
Gkenou916/
Keynou912/
Khenou912/
Keno8911,960/
Kenu896,237/
Khennou83376/
Kenouya8333/
Keunoue8316/
Kenaiou8312/
Kenouch836/
Khengou832/
Kengoue832/
Kenhout832/
Keinnou831/
Khenoud831/
Khenouz831/
Kenouth830/
Kenouph830/
Keino805,682/
Kengo803,111/
Kieno80909/
Kengu80421/
Kenui80176/
Keanu80170/
Kenau80152/
Kenho80110/
Keeno8094/
Khenu8089/
Kenup8069/
Kenoa8068/
Kenue8066/
Kheno8057/
Kenoe8057/
Kinou8052/
Kenoh8049/
Cenou8040/
Kienu8040/
Kenoi8032/
Keyno8024/
Keuno8023/
Kenuh8020/
Keano8017/
Kenoo8015/
Keneu8012/
Kenoy8010/
Keenu808/
Kenuy804/
Keunu804/
Kegnu804/
Ketnu803/
Kenhu802/
Ken'o801/
Kynou801/
Kehno800/
Keingnou771/
Kainou731,230/
Kinhou731,046/
Keenoo73800/
Kenoye73413/
Keenoy73366/
Chenou73347/
Keango73298/
Kinoue73243/
Kenupp73205/
Gkinou73204/
Khemnu73149/
Ketnoi73143/
Gkenos73133/
Kiejno7367/
Keengu7353/
Kenohe7340/
Keingo7334/
Ketnui7334/
Kuinou7329/
Kionou7323/
Kenuha7322/
Kheyno7322/
Keneau7320/
Ketnoo7314/
Kengoo7311/
Kenaio7310/
Kenhot7310/
Kenuya739/
Kenoss737/
Kingou737/
Keinoh736/
Khenno735/
Keheno735/
Keenau735/
Quenou735/
Kenaue735/
Ketnus735/
Keneuy734/
Kethnu734/
Keunho733/
Koinou733/
Kenust732/
Khengo732/
Kenopp732/
Kenoya732/
Keanui732/
Kaynou731/
Kenejo731/
Kenoja731/
Kenoje731/
Kenoji731/
Kenoop731/
Kenoph731/
Keenuy731/
Khenod731/
Khienu731/
Keynue731/
Kienoi731/
Kienoo731/
Kenott731/
Keanut731/
Keinue731/
Kenayo731/
Khengu731/
Kceneu731/
Keunuy731/
Kemhou731/
Keneuh731/
Kengoe731/
Keniyo731/
Kenowe731/
Kenoyi731/
Kenuji731/
Kenyio731/
Keinoa731/
Keinod731/
Khehno731/
Keneui731/
Keneyo731/
Kenuye731/
Kenijo731/
Kinouh731/
Kenuja731/
Ketnoy731/
Keunno731/
Keunui731/
Kheino731/
Keannu731/
Keanoo731/
Keinui731/
Kinout731/
Kenult730/
Keinau730/
Kenopf730/
Kesnut730/
Kena6730,906/
Kino6713,968/
Kinu671,742/
Kinhoue67400/
Kiehnau67143/
Kainnou67143/
Kengaju67115/
Khemnut6779/
Cenu6778/
Kheinot6773/
Khetnoi6746/
Kgengoe6734/
Kenautt6727/
Keuneua6721/
Kyno6719/
Kingoue6718/
Cheinou6712/
Khemnoo6712/
Ketnust678/
Kengeyo677/
Khoinou674/
Kenguji674/
Khetnut674/
Qeno673/
Chenouh673/
Kenault672/
Kengoye672/
Kenyoyi672/
Keenhui672/
Keihnau671/
Kenautz671/
Khenahu671/
Khengau671/
Keuhnau671/
Chenoue671/
Kinouch671/
Keenoye671/
Keneusz671/
Kengajo671/
Kengowe671/
Kenijio671/
Keño671/
Khénous671/
Koignou671/
Chehnou671/
Khengoe671/
Qenu671/
Kenihio671/
Ketnoot671/
Ketnuch671/
Kesnuch671/
Khemnoy671/
Khengnu671/
Kinoupp671/
Kenoyes670/

Kenou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻮknw69.23
ﻛﻦkn30.77

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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
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  • 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 Kenou
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