Kensey Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kensey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:971,74072,180
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia451:599,90442,958
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
France141:4,744,480251,814
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Kensey (311) may also be a first name.

Kensey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kensey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 578,557th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kensey are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kensey is also the 498,315th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 311 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 971,740. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Louisiana, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Kensey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kensey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kensey surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kensey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kensey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kensey last name are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kensey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning $40,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennsey922/
Kenshey921/
Keensey920/
Kensy911,474/
Kense911,290/
Knsey912/
Kinsey8326,237/
Kensei83225/
Koense83156/
Kenzey8380/
Kensie8365/
Kuense8322/
Kensay8316/
Kynsey8315/
Censey8313/
Kensee835/
Kenseh833/
Kensse833/
Kenshe832/
Kencey832/
Kiense832/
Kensoe832/
Kensiy831/
Kenszy831/
Kiensy831/
Kenssy831/
Kenshy831/
Kensyo831/
Keense830/
Keensy830/
Kennsy830/
Qensey830/
Kensez830/
Knse806/
Kensche7787/
Kengeya7744/
Kenjeya7728/
Kenjeyo7726/
Kinseyi7721/
Kengeyo777/
Kensiye776/
Kinnsey774/
Koensie774/
Chensey772/
Kinssey772/
Kenssei772/
Kinseya772/
Kaensee772/
Kengeye771/
Keunseu771/
Kendjey771/
Kengeyi771/
Kenjeye771/
Kenshay771/
Kenshed771/
Kenssie771/
Kenzeyi771/
Kehnseh771/
Kiensie771/
Kinseye771/
Kuensee771/
Kenshei771/
Kenseha770/
Quensey770/
Kenszer770/
Kinshey770/
Kenge7312,944/
Kenzy734,672/
Kensi731,086/
Kenze73550/
Kinse73434/
Cense73345/
Kensa73233/
Kence73146/
Kency73104/
Kenje7356/
Kinsy7336/
Censy738/
Knsyh731/
Kynse731/
Kenjy731/
Knsoy731/
Kaensiya71467/
Kaensche714/
Kenshett710/
Kensetts710/
Queensey710/
Kaensa671,470/
Kenzie67985/
Kinsei67852/
Kinzey67526/
Kenzhe67460/
Kensah67329/
Kincey67282/
Koenze67194/
Chense67140/
Kendje67109/
Kinsie67106/
Kuensi6799/
Kaensi6797/
Kiensi6789/
Kinshe6770/
Quense6769/
Kienze6769/
Kienzy6760/
Keence6751/
Kemseu6751/
Coense6746/
Kenshi6746/
Keenze6743/
Koency6724/
Kenzye6723/
Kuenze6719/
Kencep6719/
Kenjeu6719/
Kinseh6716/
Kenjeh6714/
Kinsay6712/
Kenssi6712/
Kengeh679/
Kemnje679/
Kuenzy679/
Kenzee678/
Kensai675/
Kensia675/
Kemsys675/
Kingey675/
Kençay675/
Chensy674/
Kaenze674/
Kengea674/
Keenge674/
Kensha673/
Kendjy673/
Kennze673/
Kenjei672/
Kengee672/
Censay672/
Cuense672/
Kinsse672/
Kenzeu672/
Kensoi672/
Qunsey671/
Kemzey671/
Kencay671/
Kenjay671/
Kennge671/
Kennsa671/
Kinsee671/
Kinsuy671/
Kinszy671/
Kenzeh671/
Kience671/
Censse671/
Kensou671/
Kencoy671/
Kengeş671/
Kenjea671/
Kenjee671/
Kensau671/
Kensip671/
Kenszi671/
Keensi671/
Kiensa671/
Koensi671/
Cencey671/
Ceense671/
Kencee671/
Kenssa671/
Kenzay671/
Kenzez671/
Kensui671/
Kemsee671/
Kenjiy671/
Khnsie671/
Kinnsy670/
Cinsey670/
Kenzei670/
Kinsea670/
Censie670/

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Kensey Reference & Research

Kinsey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kinsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kensey
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