Kensch Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kensch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kensch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kensch occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kensch is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kensch live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Kensch is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensche9287/
Kiensch9226/
Kuensch921/
Kennsch920/
Kensh91493/
Kinsch83665/
Künsch83123/
Kencht8313/
Kenshe832/
Kennsh831/
Kensth830/
Keench830/
Kens80994/
Knsh806/
Knsc801/
Kinnsch7729/
Keenche779/
Kinsche773/
Kuinsch771/
Chensch771/
Koens731,483/
Kense731,290/
Keens731,034/
Kiens73203/
Kence73146/
Kaens7331/
Keuns7323/
Kenns7312/
Kinsh7310/
Kynsh735/
Kensø733/
Knche733/
Kensz732/
Kensÿ731/
Ken's731/
Censh731/
Kenzh731/
Kuens730/
Qench730/
Kehns730/
Kenss730/
Kenshova7113/
Kenzhe67460/
Kinshe6770/
Keence6751/
Kennås6729/
Kns6721/
Kinsht6717/
Kynsht6710/
Kuehns6710/
Kiehns678/
Kinsth674/
Kensse673/
Qeench671/
Khnshh671/
Koehns671/
Knnche671/
Keense670/
Keuhns670/
Kaehns670/
Kinnch670/
Keehns670/

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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 Kensch
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