Kensu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kensu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kensu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kensu (71) may also be a first name.

Kensu Last Name Facts

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

Kensu (Hindi: केंसु, Marathi: कसु, Russian: Кенсу) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kensu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensu? popularity and diffusion

Kensu is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Kensu is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kensu reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kensu is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 71 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Kensu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found and Ogun, where 50 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 23 percent are found and Lebanon, where 6 percent are found.

Kensu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kensu surname is primarily Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensui911/
Kensiu911/
Kenshu911/
Kensup911/
Kensau911/
Kensou911/
Kiensu911/
Keunsu911/
Kensous831/
Keunseu831/
Kuensau831/
Kinsu80515/
Kencu80275/
Kenzu8064/
Kenju8055/
Knsau801/
Censu801/
Kenssous7712/
Kinsou731,799/
Chensu73908/
Kinsui73289/
Kendju73109/
Kenzou7362/
Kemseu7351/
Kenjeu7319/
Kinshu7312/
Kenjou738/
Kinsiu736/
Kentju735/
Kinsuh734/
Kuenzu733/
Kinsud732/
Kencou732/
Kensoe732/
Kenzeu732/
Kemsui731/
Kemsup731/
Kinsus731/
Knsouh731/
Kinsuy731/
Kenjui731/
Kinsau731/
Kendjou67192/
Kinssou6765/
Chenshu6743/
Kenchou6713/
Kenchau679/
Kemssou679/
Kemsseu678/
Kendjeu675/
Chensou672/
Kenceux671/
Kemnjuh671/
Kenshoo671/
Kehnjuh671/
Kienzeu671/
Kuinsou671/
Knxu671/
Knzu671/
Cnsu671/
Kenjouj671/
Quenshu671/
Knju671/

Kensu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kensu in the Marathi language
कसुkasu75
केन्सूkensu25
Kensu in the Hindi language
केंसुkensu66.67
केन्सूkensu33.33
Kensu in the Russian language
Кенсуkensu-

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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 Kensu
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