Kens Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

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

Kens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Russia1841:783,27764,691
Ukraine1781:255,74533,451
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Cuba461:250,4944,862
Estonia461:28,7355,267
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Palestine281:162,4598,501
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kens (555) may also be a first name.

Kens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kens (Hindi: केन्स, Marathi: केन्स, Russian: Кенс) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kens is the 363,374th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. The last name Kens occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Kens are found; 35 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kens is also the 357,157th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 555 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 43,141. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 67 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 8 percent reside and Morobe, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Kens occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Ukraine, where 18 percent reside.

Kens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kens surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (43%) in Russia and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

The amount Kens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,665 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.1% less than the national average, earning R 123,336 per year and in United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koens891,483/
Kense891,290/
Keens891,034/
Kensh89493/
Kiens89203/
Kaens8931/
Keuns8923/
Kenns8912/
Kensø893/
Kensz892/
Ken's891/
Kensÿ891/
Kuens890/
Kehns890/
Kenss890/
Kns8621/
Kennås8029/
Kensch8026/
Kuehns8010/
Kiehns808/
Kensse803/
Kenshe802/
Koehns801/
Kennsh801/
Keuhns800/
Kaehns800/
Keehns800/
Kensth800/
Keense800/
Kenç751,521/
Kenz75878/
Kins75844/
Cens75318/
Knøs7511/
Knsh756/
Knse756/
Knås755/
Khns753/
Kyns752/
Knsd751/
Kenx751/
Knst751/
Küns751/
Qkns751/
Gkns751/
Knss751/
Kensche7387/
Kiensch7326/
Kensowa733/
Kensova733/
Kensová732/
Geekens731/
Kuensch731/
Kennsch730/
Coens67752/
Kenze67550/
Kuenz67499/
Kinse67434/
Kinns67204/
Kence67146/
Kienz6791/
Künst6766/
Könst6762/
Caens6757/
Kenje6756/
Kuins6735/
Koenz6731/
Chens6723/
Köhns6720/
Kühns6717/
Cuens6715/
Kenshova6713/
Quens6712/
Knøss6711/
Kinsh6710/
Kynsh675/
Kennz674/
Qeens674/
Kihns674/
Kyons673/
Kions672/
Qoens672/
Kinss672/
Knøøs672/
Kkenx671/
Kenzd671/
Hkins671/
Keenz671/
Knspp671/
Kynse671/
Kenzh671/
Kynst671/
Kuuns671/
Censh671/
Censì671/
Kemst670/
Kyhns670/

Kens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kens in the Marathi language
केन्सkensa-
Kens in the Hindi language
केन्सkensa66.67
केंसkensa33.33
Kens in the Russian language
Кенсkens-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kens
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