Kenu Surname

78,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Papua New Guinea2291:35,6064,235
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
India731:10,507,745199,418
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kenu (1,837) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenou894,787/
Kengu89421/
Kenui89176/
Keanu89170/
Kenau89152/
Khenu8989/
Kenup8969/
Kaenu8942/
Kienu8940/
Kenuh8920/
Keneu8912/
Keenu898/
Kenuy894/
Keunu894/
Kegnu894/
Ketnu893/
Kenhu892/
Kienou8031,597/
Kenupp80205/
Khemnu80149/
Keengu8053/
Keunou8045/
Ketnui8034/
Kenouh8032/
Kengou8026/
Keinou8024/
Kenuha8022/
Kenhou8013/
Gkenou806/
Kaenui806/
Keenau805/
Ketnus805/
Kethnu804/
Kaenuy803/
Kenust802/
Keynou802/
Khenou802/
Koenau802/
Keanui802/
Keenuy801/
Khienu801/
Keanut801/
Khengu801/
Kceneu801/
Keunuy801/
Keneuh801/
Keunui801/
Keannu801/
Keinui801/
Kenult800/
Keinau800/
Kesnut800/
Kanu75238,162/
Konu756,334/
Kinu751,742/
Cenu7578/
Qenu751/
Khennou73376/
Kiehnau73143/
Khemnut7379/
Kenautt7327/
Ketnust738/
Kenouch736/
Khetnut734/
Kenault732/
Khengou732/
Kenhout732/
Keenhui732/
Keihnau731/
Keinnou731/
Kenautz731/
Khenahu731/
Khengau731/
Keuhnau731/
Keneusz731/
Khenoud731/
Khenouz731/
Ketnuch731/
Kesnuch731/
Khengnu731/
Kenouth730/
Kenouph730/
Kingu6713,543/
Chenu676,725/
Kannu672,555/
Khanu671,327/
Kanau671,234/
Kainu67590/
Kanhu67568/
Kanui67477/
Quenu67356/
Kinau67280/
Konau67164/
Kinui67147/
Konui67125/
Konnu67124/
Kaneu67119/
Kenoe6757/
Kaanu6753/
Kinou6752/
Kyngu6748/
Cenou6740/
Kahnu6739/
Konhu6731/
Könau6728/
Kanuh6727/
Koneu6722/
Kenoo6715/
Kinuu6712/
Kionu6712/
Khonu6711/
Kanuy6711/
Keinhuis6710/
Kuinu6710/
Khinu679/
Kinud677/
Koinu677/
Keneuova676/
Kynus676/
Kyonu674/
Kihnu674/
Kaynu672/
Kénou672/
Konuy672/
Kynou671/
Kinuy671/
Keingnou671/
Coenu671/
Kinhu671/
Qengu671/
Qenup671/
Cehnu671/
Kitnu671/
Khemnuch671/

Kenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenu in the Bengali language
কেনুkenu-
Kenu in the Oriya language
େକନୁekanu90.91
େକଣୁekanu9.09
Kenu in the Hindi language
केनूkenu81.06
केनुkenu15.91
केणुkenu3.03
Kenu in the Marathi language
केनुkenu58.93
केनूkenu17.86
केणुkenu16.07
केणूkenu7.14
Kenu in the Russian language
Кенуkenu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenu
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