Kensan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kensan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kensan (3,110) may also be a first name.

Kensan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kensan occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kensan are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 129,222nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,110 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 42,614,764. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 33 percent are found, Saga Prefecture, where 33 percent are found and Tottori Prefecture, where 33 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 19 percent are found.

Kensan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kensan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaensan922,330/
Kenshan9218/
Kennsan920/
Knsan912/
Kuensean861/
Kienshan861/
Kenzan831,340/
Kenson831,196/
Kensen83145/
Kinsan8375/
Kenjan8326/
Kensén8324/
Kencan8310/
Censan838/
Koenson77106/
Kenzian7779/
Kensham7723/
Chensan7717/
Koensen7713/
Kaensen7711/
Kensson7710/
Kinsian779/
Kension775/
Kynsian775/
Kinshan774/
Keenson774/
Kenjane774/
Kensoun772/
Kennson772/
Kenzane771/
Kienzan771/
Kienson771/
Kuensen771/
Keenzan771/
Kengian771/
Kiensen771/
Kensohn770/
Kinnsan770/
Kencain770/
Kennsen770/
Kenncan770/
Cnsan731/
Knzan731/
Knsam731/
Knjan731/
Håkensen71164/
Kenssong7160/
Kensoung7132/
Chenshan7115/
Kendjang712/
Kendzhan712/
Kenchane712/
Kenssoun711/
Kkinsang711/
Kinsaung711/
Keenjain711/
Kennchan710/
Queensan710/
Koensson710/
Kinson672,090/
Censon67737/
Censen6781/
Kinjan6749/
Kincan6728/
Cinsan6725/
Kensoń6720/
Kinzan6719/
Kenssoung6717/
Kinşan6713/
Håkenåsen677/
Kenzon674/
Kensem674/
Kenzam672/
Kemjan672/
Kensom672/
Kencen671/
Kenjon671/
Kemzan671/
Kemsam671/
Khnjan671/
Kennchann670/

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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 Kensan
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