Kensang Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kensang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kensang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kensang is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kensang are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kensang is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 52 percent live and Northwest Region, where 48 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaensang934/
Koensang931/
Kinsang86232/
Kensong86125/
Kenzang8667/
Künsang861/
Kenssong8060/
Kensoung8032/
Kuenzang8025/
Chensang806/
Kaensong805/
Kendjang802/
Kinsangt801/
Kkinsang801/
Keunsong801/
Kinsaung801/
Kenssoung7517/
Chenshang757/
Kinzang7170/
Kenzong7168/
Kencong7142/
Kinjang7130/
Kincang7118/
Kinsong7116/
Kenjong717/
Künzang712/
Chensong67292/
Kinchang6758/
Chinsang6749/
Kengiong6712/
Cenzhang675/
Kemssong672/
Kimsaung671/
Kimsaing671/
Kinsiong671/
Chenzang671/
Kinssong671/
Kinsoung671/
Kindjang671/
Kendjong671/

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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 Kensang
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