Kensly Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kensly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kensly (360) may also be a first name.

Kensly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kensly occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensly? popularity and diffusion

Kensly is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Kensly are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kensly is also the 458,892nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 360 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Kensly is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Kensly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kensly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kensly Last Name Statistics demography

Kensly earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 578.84% more than the national average, earning R 1,613,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensley92662/
Kenshley861/
Keensley861/
Kennsley861/
Kensilly860/
Kenssley860/
Kinsly8379/
Kensli837/
Kensla835/
Kensle830/
Censly830/
Kinsley775,638/
Kenslea7746/
Kinslay7710/
Kuenzly775/
Kienzly773/
Kenzley772/
Kndsley772/
Kendsli771/
Kynsley771/
Censley771/
Kenchly770/
Kuensli770/
Kenslee770/
Kendsle770/
Kenslep770/
Kenslesr711/
Kensella711/
Queensly711/
Kensilla711/
Kinshley710/
Kinnsley710/
Kinsliey710/
Kinsleey710/
Kinselly710/
Kinzly67109/
Kenzle6799/
Kinsli6778/
Kenjle6737/
Kinselley6730/
Queensley679/
Kinsle671/
Kencle671/
Kinsla670/
Kenchelly670/
Kienselle670/
Kenseller670/

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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 Kensly
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