Kensal Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Yemen

Kensal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kensal,' now familiarly known as Kensal Green, Middlesex.

John de Keneshal, or Keneshale, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1591. William Kensall; Register of the University of Oxford.

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Kensal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Yemen271:978,71511,504
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Kensal (23) may also be a first name.

Kensal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kensal,' now familiarly known as Kensal Green, Middlesex.

John de Keneshal, or Keneshale, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1591. William Kensall; Register of the University of Oxford.

1624. John Kensall: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Kensal, 13th cent. Keneshal(e = Cene's (CŒNE’S), or CYNE’S, HALL [the pers. names (in the genit.) are fromO.E, céne, cœne, bold (keen); Old English cyne-, royal+O.E. h(e)all, hall] This surname, in its variant forms, is now much commoner in the United States than in England.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kensal Last Name Facts

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

Kensal (Hindi: केंसल) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kensal is the 2,352,516th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Kensal occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kensal reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,977,595. In The Philippines Kensal is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 94 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 3 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 41 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensall9283/
Kensale9213/
Kenshal922/
Kensalt921/
Koensal921/
Kenshale862/
Kenshall862/
Kinsal83193/
Kencal8316/
Kenjal8314/
Kensol834/
Kenjale775,360/
Kinsale77371/
Kinsaul77273/
Kinsall77119/
Kenshol7755/
Kenzhal777/
Kinsail772/
Chensal771/
Kemsall770/
Knzal731/
Kenshole71210/
Kemshall7195/
Kenchale7110/
Kenjalhe716/
Kennjale714/
Kemshale711/
Kinsalle710/
Kinshall710/
Kıncal67912/
Kinjal67211/
Kenjol6750/
Kincal6725/
Cinsal674/
Khnjal671/
Kencol671/

Kensal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kensal in the Hindi language
केंसलkensala75
केन्सलkensala25

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