Kenson Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Kenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Philippines1511:670,45269,467
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Saint Lucia261:6,876840
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
England131:4,286,005132,302
India121:63,922,115578,870
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Kensoń (20) are calculated separately.

Kenson (14,550) may also be a first name.

Kenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenson (Russian: Кенсон, Tibetan: སྐལ་བཟང་) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kensoń. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenson is the 314,042nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 34 percent of Kenson are found; 25 percent are found in Southern Africa and 25 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kenson is also the 47,395th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14,550 people.

The surname Kenson is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Kenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenson surname rose 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenson last name are 29.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.93% registered with the party.

Kenson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.98% more than the national average, earning $56,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensoń9420/
Koenson92106/
Kensson9210/
Kension925/
Keenson924/
Kensoun922/
Kennson922/
Kienson921/
Kensohn920/
Kenssong8660/
Kensoung8632/
Kenssoun861/
Koensson860/
Kinson832,090/
Censon83737/
Kensen83145/
Kensén8324/
Kensan8316/
Kensun834/
Kenzon834/
Kensom832/
Kenjon831/
Kenssoung8017/
Kaensan772,330/
Quenson77425/
Cension77179/
Coenson7733/
Kinsoen7727/
Kenshan7718/
Kyonson7715/
Koensen7713/
Kinsoun7712/
Kaensen7711/
Chenson7710/
Kinnson776/
Kaensun771/
Kuensen771/
Kinsohn771/
Kengion771/
Kiensen771/
Kinsion771/
Kinsoon771/
Kennsan770/
Kinsson770/
Kennsen770/
Cnson732/
Knsan732/
Håkensen71164/
Quensont7129/
Kengiong7112/
Kemssong712/
Kenchoun712/
Kinnsion711/
Kinsoune711/
Chensoon711/
Kinssoun711/
Kinsoung711/
Queenson711/
Kienshan711/
Kinnsson710/
Kenzan671,340/
Kinsun67606/
Cenzon67606/
Kenchoung67142/
Kincon67141/
Censen6781/
Kinsan6775/
Cinson6768/
Kenjan6726/
Kinzon6711/
Kencan6710/
Kinjon679/
Censan678/
Kenjun678/
Håkenåsen677/
Kenzom675/
Kensem674/
Kemsom674/
Qemson672/
Kinsom671/
Kencen671/
Qinson671/
Cnsson670/
Cnshon670/

Kenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenson in the Tibetan language
སྐལ་བཟང་kalzang-
Kenson in the Russian language
Кенсонkenson-

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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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  • 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 Kenson
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