Kensson Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kensson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kensson Last Name Facts

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

Kensson is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kensson.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kensson is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kensson live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kensson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västerbotten County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Sweden Kensson is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 10 percent reside.

Kensson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kensson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kensson surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenssong9360/
Kenssoun931/
Koensson930/
Kenson921,196/
Kenssoung8817/
Koenson86106/
Kension865/
Keenson864/
Kensoun862/
Kennson862/
Kienson861/
Kensohn860/
Kinsson860/
Kensoung8032/
Kemssong802/
Kinssoun801/
Kinnsson800/
Kinson772,090/
Censon77737/
Kensen77145/
Kensén7724/
Kensoń7720/
Kensan7716/
Kensun774/
Kenzon774/
Kensom772/
Kenjon771/
Cnsson770/
Kaensan712,330/
Quenson71425/
Cension71179/
Coenson7133/
Kenshan7118/
Kyonson7115/
Koensen7113/
Kinsoun7112/
Kaensen7111/
Chenson7110/
Kinnson716/
Kinsoon711/
Kinsion711/
Kiensen711/
Kengion711/
Kuensen711/
Kinsohn711/
Kaensun711/
Kennsen710/
Kennsan710/
Håkensen67164/
Quensont6729/
Kengiong6712/
Kenchoun672/
Cnson672/
Knsan672/
Chensoon671/
Kinsoung671/
Queenson671/
Kinnsion671/
Kienshan671/
Kinsoune671/

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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 Kensson
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