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 is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kensan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kensan is also the 129,222nd most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 3,110 people.

The last name Kensan is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 42,614,764. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 33 percent reside, Saga Prefecture, where 33 percent reside and Tottori Prefecture, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Thailand, where 19 percent reside.

Kensan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kensan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kensan last name decreased 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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