Kenu Surname
Approximately 6,237 people bear this surname
Kenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,185 | 1:23,309 | 2,960 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 229 | 1:35,606 | 4,235 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Cameroon | 81 | 1:256,408 | 24,973 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kenu (1,837) may also be a first name.
Kenu Demographics
Average Kenu Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenu (Bengali: কেনু, Hindi: केनू, Marathi: केनु, Oriya: େକନୁ, Russian: Кену) is most common in Ethiopia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kenu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,322nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,168,438 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kenu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 177,970th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,837 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Kenu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kenu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.6% less than the national average, earning R 105,516 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenu in the Bengali language | ||
| কেনু | kenu | - |
| Kenu in the Oriya language | ||
| େକନୁ | ekanu | 90.91 |
| େକଣୁ | ekanu | 9.09 |
| Kenu in the Hindi language | ||
| केनू | kenu | 81.06 |
| केनु | kenu | 15.91 |
| केणु | kenu | 3.03 |
| Kenu in the Marathi language | ||
| केनु | kenu | 58.93 |
| केनू | kenu | 17.86 |
| केणु | kenu | 16.07 |
| केणू | kenu | 7.14 |
| Kenu in the Russian language | ||
| Кену | kenu | - |
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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 Kenu
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