Kenum Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kenum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kenum (22) may also be a first name.

Kenum Last Name Facts

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

Kenum is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenum is the 2,718,172nd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Kenum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kenum reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kenum is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Kenum is mostly found in: Alabama, where 90 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Kenum exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Kenum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 290 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kenum surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Kenum earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keenum911,315/
Keanum9142/
Kengum9124/
Kenaum9114/
Kenume9112/
Kienum914/
Kenoum913/
Khenum913/
Kaenum911/
Kengoum83212/
Kenoume8322/
Keingum831/
Keynoum831/
Kenhoum831/
Kanum80673/
Kinum80138/
Konum8098/
Kenom8060/
Kynum801/
Qenum801/
Khanum7362,762/
Quenum7313,783/
Keenom73369/
Kinume73354/
Konnum73219/
Khenom7334/
Kahnum7318/
Khonum7318/
Kainum7311/
Keinom737/
Chenum736/
Kanhum736/
Kannum735/
Kijnum734/
Kanaum732/
Kingum732/
Qengum731/
Qeunum731/
Kuinum731/
Kaanum731/
Kienom731/
Kenhom731/
Kinhum731/
Kohnum731/
Kehnom731/
Kenoom731/
Keanom730/
Khannum67103/
Kingoum6753/
Khanaum6719/
Kahanum6711/
Khoinum676/
Khanhum675/
Khaanum673/
Quenume673/
Khanujm672/
Khhanum671/
Keenhom671/
Keinhom671/
Khanuim671/
Khanuum671/
Khaneum671/
Keanhom671/
Kahnoum671/
Koinoum671/
Queunum671/
Queneum671/
Quenoum671/
Quienum671/
Cheanum671/
Chehnum671/
Kanhaum671/
Khonnum671/

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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 Kenum
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