Kentucky Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kentucky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kentucky Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kentucky (64) may also be a first name.

Kentucky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kentucky is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kentucky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentucky? popularity and diffusion

Kentucky is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kentucky occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Kentucky reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.

The last name Kentucky is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. In Israel Kentucky is mostly concentrated in: Haifa District, where 67 percent live and Northern District, where 33 percent live. Barring Israel Kentucky is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentucki886/
Kentusky882/
Kentukay881/
Kentuka805/
Kentukha7516/
Kentouche71127/
Kentouchi711/
Kintuki6778/
Kintuka6721/
Kentiki675/
Kentoki672/
Kintuke671/
Kintuika634/
Kintokyi631/
Kintouche592/
Kintoki53191/
Kintoka5327/
Kintiki531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kentucky
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