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 last name Kenson (Russian: Кенсон, Tibetan: སྐལ་བཟང་) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kensoń. For other potential spellings of Kenson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 314,042nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Kenson reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kenson is also the 47,395th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 14,550 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Kenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenson surname grew 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kenson are 29.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.93% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenson
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